Dear Kfriday Customers,

We’d like to share an important update regarding EMS and K-Packet shipping to Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

After further confirmation with Korea Post, our carrier, we’ve learned that VAT must also be paid by the sender, in the same way as customs duty. To reflect this, we have updated our prepaid Duties & Taxes policy so that VAT is now included in the prepaid amount charged at checkout. The carrier’s service fee has also been partially adjusted.

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to adapt to the EU’s customs policy changes. Please take a moment to review the details below.

📅 Effective: Shipping requested from October 21st onwards.

🔁 What’s Changing

• Customs duty: Prepaid at checkout (no change)
• VAT: Collected by your local post upon delivery → Prepaid at checkout
• Carrier’s service fee: Prepaid at checkout → Prepaid at checkout (partially adjusted)
• Charges on delivery: VAT → None

✅ In short: you will no longer pay anything upon delivery. All duties, taxes, and fees are settled in advance when you pay for shipping.

Prepaid Duties & Taxes Breakdown

1. Customs duty (no change)

• Declared value €150 or under: €3 × number of product categories (HS codes) in your package
• Declared value over €150: standard duty rate applied per product category

2. VAT (newly included)

• Declared value €150 or under: declared value × destination VAT rate
• Declared value over €150: (declared value + customs duty) × destination VAT rate
• VAT rates: 19% (Germany), 21% (the Netherlands), 25% (Sweden)

3. Carrier’s service fee (partially adjusted)

• Korea Post’s handling fee for customs clearance and settlement with the destination customs authority

⚠️ Please Note:

• Since VAT is now included, the total prepaid amount will be higher than before. However, this is not an additional cost: it replaces the VAT you previously paid to your local post upon delivery.
• For packages with a declared value of €150 or under, duty is charged per product category (HS code), not per item. For example, 5 copies of the same album count as one category (€3), while an album + a T-shirt + a keyring count as three categories (€9).
• VAT rates may vary depending on the product. The standard rate for each country is applied to the prepaid amount.
• The final customs assessment may vary; however, no additional charges will be billed, and no refunds will be issued even if the actual duties and taxes differ from the prepaid amount.
• Packages requested before the effective date will follow the previous policy.
• These rates are subject to change in accordance with updates to EU customs policies or adjustments to actual customs assessments.

💡 Shipping calculator prices shown on Kfriday do not include duties or taxes. You’ll see the prepaid duties, VAT, and fees clearly listed on your invoice when paying for shipping.

Thank you for your continued trust and understanding.

Kfriday Team