Quote Originally Posted by BigLadonOS View Post
I am sorry to disappoint you but the contents also get scanned as I know from personal disadvantage. I bought a pair of slippers from Germany on eBay. They were shipped in a plain box with just my address on it but I was told that a tax was due to be paid on slippers lol how did they know the box contained slippers without scanning the contents?
Lol, you are like Monty Pythons Black Knight. I admire you for your total conviction albeit misinformed.

Different regulations for B2B and B2C trade across the EU.

If you sell goods to a business and these goods are sent to another EU country, you do not charge VAT if the customer has a valid EU VAT number.

If you sell goods to consumers in another EU country, you usually need to register your business there and charge VAT at the rate applicable in that country.