Tag: taxes

Gadget shopping in China…is dead (#R7F1)

ICYMI: Some bullshit commission inside the EU has found that shops outside of the EU do not have to deal with the full force of European bullshit bureaucracy and have therefore a significant advantage over EU vendors – and therefore need to be punished to level the field. And to facilitate that, they implemented a 3€ customs fee for imported goods – starting July 1st, 2026. The fee applies to all parcels below a value 150€ (we had fees and taxes for those already in place before that), and to be specific, applies to every group of goods that have a distinct tariff number. […]

9th August 2026 10th August 2026 By Bzzz In No Comment

Back! Well, sort of… (#E4)

Hey folks, I’m back! ;)
Two months off the blog seemed like a long time, but actually it wasn’t. After filing taxes and hosting my brother for a week, I also got snail mail from the long-forgotten dispute with the German propaganda agency “ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice”, formerly known as GEZ. And as they finally decided (after 1.5 years!) that they don’t care about my arguments and they also snooped my new address from the registration office, they let me know. I had the choice between accepting paying 18€ A MONTH for one-sided fake news that I don’t listen to (not even having a TV or radio to do so) or to start a pointless legal battle – so I went to court to just do that. […]

14th July 2017 17th September 2017 By Bzzz In No Comment