A Message for our International Patrons
Hi, Charm Scouts! I wanted to update our international patrons on the merit badge mailings. As you may have heard, new tax changes have taken place that may mean new import duties on international mailings. We're working to get caught up on the ins and outs of this change, and what it means for badge mailings. We've been given information from Patreon that makes us feel we've found a resolution for mailings moving forward, but please allow for continued delays due to customs as they manage the administration of this new policy. Thanks so much for your patience as we navigate this thrilling new world of researching tax administration :)
Thank you all so much for your continued support!
xoxo,
Gertie
Comments (20)
I never got any of them.... :(
Any news on that because everytime I get a pre information that a package is on the way I need to pay the fees which is 5,24€ extra every month 😕
Document used to be free of extra charges to Sweden until now. Now I need to pay import VAT SEK 1.00 and declaration fee SEK 75.00. That's $ 8.11 for each merit badge 😔 Could all the merit badges be sent together in one parcel once they've all been released?
Morning, a merit badge question, I only upgraded to Rose scout this week, will there be any time in the future that I will be able to earn the badges I missed by being in Daisy Scout for the first half of the year? Suzie🌻
For the last 3 badges I had to pay more than €5 ($6) for customs. Which is quite expensive
I honestly think you could stop sending the badges. It would be difficult for a large company to logistically handle mailings to 100s of different locations around the world, let alone a small company! Maybe some sort of virtual badge would do?
Is there any news on whether the August badges have shipped and if not, when they will ship? I especially don't want to miss the Nautical badge and I am moving soon, so I want to make sure I get it!
I had this same question! Haven't seen mine yet.
I’m always grateful to get mine, it’s really appreciated ❤️
Thank you for keeping us updated. The governments around the world at the moment seem to like changing the goal posts xxx
I honestly wouldn’t mind not receiving the badges (not sure if I’ll ever do anything with them)....or maybe they could be sent in batches — like 12 batches at the end of the year? (That might be a nightmare on your end logistically, so just a suggestion!)
😍😍😍 thank you for researching. I‘ce paid twice since first of july so I‘m really looking forward for the solution 😍
Ah Thankyou x fingers crossed we don’t get charges here in the uk as although the duties/tax are a percentage of the items value so would only be pence but you also get a handling fee of around £8 from Royal Mail for them charging you 🤦🏼♀️ fingers crossed they won’t count as ‘goods ‘🙏
Same in Denmark. Our postal system also wants an additional handlingfee… cheeky a.f.!
No worries, take your time.
Thank you for looking into this! I haven't had a tax invoice for the badges since the new EU import tax rules went into force July 1st!
Thank you for looking into this.
Thanks! FYI I don't pay an customs or duties here in Canada 🇨🇦
No worries, take your time.
🙏🏼 thank you for looking into it for us!! 💖