Surprise parcel from Bordeaux: St-Emilion Grand Screw

Michael,

not to be unpolite but were you about about the different meanings of "screw" in the language of Her Majesty the Queen when you wrote the subject of this post?

Best, tongue in cheek,

Santiago

Of course not. Honni soit qui mal y pense.

M.

No, Austria. Apart from down under (AU+NZ) and apart from the special case Switzerland, Austria is the forerunner for screwcaps in Europe.

M.

Even on a three bottle gift pack?

M.

At least in theory, yes. Yu might well not be charged for something like that sent as a sample but strictly speaking it could be held until you paid up. The only exception is wine or spirits for your own use which you personally bring back (accompanying it) from the EEC. Many of us thought once we entered the EEC or Common Market as it then was we would be able to buy wine at European prices and tax levels. It was not the only thing we were wrong about but we were certainly wrong about this.

Tim Hartley

It is now called EU ;-)

Within the EU there is no duty on wine. There may however be an excise tax in various countries. As for sales tax, it is applied in all countries, in the UK it is lower than most of the other 25 countries of the EU...

cheers m8

That is what I wrote ;-) No duty, but excise tax. This exists in all countries, though at varying levels.

cheers

Mike

Not in Austria (nor in Germany, btw). And, afaik, not in France. Italy and Benelux. VAT yes, but no excise tax. Don't know about Spain & Portugal, but I'ver never heard of.

In fact UK & Scandinavian countries seem to be the only (don't know about the new members in Eastern Europe, though).

OK, if we are splitting hair, it may be possible that the countries who don't levy excise tax do have them, but at 0%. ;-)

M.

Yes, afaik, Germany does have such a tax as required by the EU. The rate is set nationally, however, and Germany has selected 0% Anders