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Robin_ftoday at 1:41 PM4 repliesview on HN

This is actively preventing me from sending packages to other countries as a maker. No matter how small the risk is, I don't want to risk a 5000 euro fine for sending a small amount of packages to other EU countries.


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dgellowtoday at 2:08 PM

Really sorry you’re experiencing this, that whole regulation rollout is a complete mess. The leadership should be sacked for such an incompetent regulation, it’s insane how much troubles they are creating for small businesses.

Another small business owner reported their experience in this Reddit thread, looks really bad: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1vrz88a/comment/p4i...

I’m as pro-EU as one can get but that’s a mistake we should solve asap

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criddelltoday at 3:18 PM

Do you send them as your business or as yourself? If it's the latter, then I would consider forming a business to take on the risk. That's not free either, but think of it as insurance.

graemeptoday at 2:37 PM

Some people did the same when VATMOSS was introduced.

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catigulatoday at 1:45 PM

Do you not cross the street given the risk of being hit by a bus?

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