Shipping a glider from western US to Europe

At 12:10 23 June 2014, Kevin Christner wrote:
On Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:30:06 PM UTC-4, ES wrote:
Not far off OT. The Swiss Franc is quite strong, so the buyer I have
has
a wee bit more flexibility wrt shipping costs. We're just trying to
unnertand the mechanics.

1) Have inspection done that meets whatever the new jurisdiction requires
for an imported aircraft
2) Deregister aircraft in US
3) Talk to logistics company
4) Tie down trailer in container when logistics company arrives. They
will
pick up anywhere.

What are the tax implications for importing a glider from the US? Is there
VAT to pay?

Am 23.06.2014 22:30, Andy Taylor wrote:
At 12:10 23 June 2014, Kevin Christner wrote:
On Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:30:06 PM UTC-4, ES wrote:
Not far off OT. The Swiss Franc is quite strong, so the buyer I have
has
a wee bit more flexibility wrt shipping costs. We're just trying to
unnertand the mechanics.

1) Have inspection done that meets whatever the new jurisdiction requires
for an imported aircraft
2) Deregister aircraft in US
3) Talk to logistics company
4) Tie down trailer in container when logistics company arrives. They
will
pick up anywhere.

What are the tax implications for importing a glider from the US? Is there
VAT to pay?




For import from US to CH: 30.00 CHF /100kg gross weight + 8% VAT on
value of the glider.

(Customs tarif number is 8801.0010)

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Peter Scholz
ASW24 JE