Buying a pre-owned luxury watch in the Netherlands
Dutch buyers tend to do the reading before they call, and they usually ask about condition before they ask about price. Those are the right questions in that order, and our condition reports are written to answer them properly.
- Delivery time
- two to three working days
- Import VAT
- 21%
- Customs duty
- Normally none on Swiss watches
- Payment
- SEPA (EUR)
- Returns
- 30 days, full refund, carriage paid
Delivery
We ship to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven and the rest of the country by insured courier against signature.
Fully insured and tracked, released against signature
Import VAT
Dutch import VAT of 21 percent is charged when the parcel enters the country and is paid by you. Wrist watches of Swiss origin normally carry no customs duty when the origin is documented, and we send that paperwork with every shipment.
Common questions
- What does the Dutch customs office charge on a watch from Switzerland?
- Import VAT at 21 percent, collected on arrival. Customs duty on Swiss watches is normally zero when origin is documented, and we include the documentation.
- Do you write in Dutch?
- Yes. The whole site, the condition reports and the invoice are available in Dutch, and you can write to us in Dutch, English, German or French.