What does Duty & Tax do?

ChickenGaming

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i'm buying a phone from an american site and shipping it to the netherlands using www.myus.com/nl, they say some stuff about Duty & Tax, what does duty and tax do?
can someone explain me this, with not too many tough words in it? (because i'm not english )

thanks!

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These are import fees and general taxes, they don't do anything, they are fees that have to be paid. Many countries have them to promote internal businesses or prevent a nearby cheaper labor market from eliminating local jobs.
 

ChickenGaming

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okay so i'm buying a package of 0.8 kilos, probably less, how much if any money will i have to pay?


 

ChickenGaming

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im buying a phone (moto g 3rd gen 16gb) from motorola.com, do you know how much i will have to pay, will it be 10 dollar or 100 dollar or even alot more?

 

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http://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/bldcontenten/belastingdienst/business/vat/vat_in_the_netherlands/calculating_vat/vat_tariffs, does that help?, so if the phone costs 200$, i would have to pay 21% extra ontop if that?