is the customs handling fee worse than the vat itself
#eu 2025-11-28
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- lyophile_liv — nordic prices look brutal, is that real or is that just what gets reported 17:53
- lyophile_liv — i was wrong about the cross border prescription rules and a pharmacist corrected me in person, which was humbling 18:27
- peak_split — that is the thing people get wrong constantly. approved and paid for are two completely different processes in the eu 19:17
- peak_split — has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it 20:05
- ida_injects — what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms 21:06
a prescription from one member state is meant to be recognised in another under the cross border rules. whether the pharmacist knows that is another matter, thats just me
a prescription from one member state is meant to be recognised in another under the cross border rules. whether the pharmacist knows that is another matter
three working days
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260statutory insurance in germany did not cover it for weight when i last read about it. for the diabetes indication it was a different conversation
a german member reported paying around 300 euros a month privately in 2024. one person, one dose, one pharmacy, still working it out
ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other
diabetes yes weight no
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nordic prices look brutal, is that real or is that just what gets reported
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i had one pharmacy in another eu country refuse a foreign prescription and one accept it, same month, same paperwork, thats just me
how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only
9 days inside the eu
update on the earlier thing a member reported reimbursement under a national scheme for diabetes and flatly not for weight, and that was the pattern across several countries, n of 1 obviously
i was wrong about the cross border prescription rules and a pharmacist corrected me in person, which was humbling
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anyone in the netherlands able to say what theyre paying
my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
*Janoshik not the other one
pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more
the cheapest eu route a member found was a local pharmacy with a local prescription, which is no help if you have neither
vat on imports from outside the eu applied from a very low threshold when i last imported, and the carrier handling fee was bigger than the vat
that is the thing people get wrong constantly. approved and paid for are two completely different processes in the eu
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crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it
ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other
poland was cheapest
how far ahead do people order given transit inside the eu
the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does
has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it
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nordics are brutal
send both languages
write simple english
approval isnt reimbursement
prices moved since
a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that, we shall see
is it reimbursed anywhere in the eu or is it private everywhere
what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms
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is vat charged on a parcel coming into the eu and how much are we talking
nobody here can tell you what is legal in your country and the mods stop that conversation early