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[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, the travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong

Sort of squeezing second-hand. But you have to know his primary client pool is the business elites passing through international airports and taking advantage of a legalized form of tax evasion while exploiting the working class in sweat-shops on the mainland/surrounding Pacific islands.

A bit like becoming a billionaire by selling yachts or luxury hotels or cocaine. Even if you can argue you didn't abuse your staff to make your mint (spoilers: you absolutely did), you know all your biggest customers did.

[โ€“] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Technically, you'd have to declare what you are importing into the country where you live and pay tax at customs on import. It is kinda logical you dont pay VAT as a visitor since you dont live there and wouldnt benefit from the taxes you paid. Going further, I remember tax exempt cards in the 80's you could use and show your id in stores and not pay VAT. Online versions of this exist today, I buy something from the UK and ship it to EU, I can request they not charge VAT as Im going to pay it on import.