Especially considering what I already had to pay for the concert tickets plus plane tickets and accommodation, merch is now completely off the table which sucks cause getting merch is usually part of the whole experience but it’s not gonna be for a lot of us with these prices
A €200 hoodie isn't "premium merch". For many European fans, that's 10–15% of a monthly salary. A €70 T-shirt is 3–5% of a month's income. You're not competing with other merch companies anymore : you're competing with rent, groceries and utility bills !!!
Lol
HYBE having to explain the European tax system to Europeans is honestly sending me, but I will help you all too below.
So let me introduce you to the european taxes system with example:
✨️When BTS merch arrives at the EU border, customs officials apply tax in a specific order, creating a compounding tax:
First, they calculate Duty: If you bring €10,000 worth of hoodies, a 12% border duty is applied (€1,200).
Next, they calculate VAT: They add the duty to the original value (€11,200) and apply the local VAT rate (e.g., 20% in France). Your Import VAT is €2,240.
Total paid at border: €3,440 just in taxes just to sell the merch. Do you all thought who would cover/pay this amount???
In GENERAL, in all markets, is usually the consumer😃😃
I don't think that's all, I think they might have to pay also for like EORI registration and others fees. But I'm not sure. But it is way more than U.S...
@namjoontonin ANA HI!!! Of course I remember you!!! So glad to see you here 😭 I feel like I don’t know who anyone is anymore because of all the changes in profile pics and names haha
when will europe finally get their own weverse shop so that we don’t have to pay the same amount if not more for shipping as the product we want to buy @weverseofficial ?????????