{
 "title": "What a $249 AliExpress Gaming Order Really Costs in 11 Countries",
 "source": "https://onefindme.com/blog/aliexpress-true-cost-by-country-2026",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0, credit OneFindMe",
 "checked": "2026-11-13",
 "orders_usd": {
  "controller": 20.0,
  "headset": 40.0,
  "console": 189.0,
  "basket": 249.0
 },
 "fx_per_usd": {
  "EUR": 0.90245,
  "GBP": 0.7544,
  "date": "2026-11-12",
  "source": "ECB"
 },
 "rows": [
  {
   "cc": "JP",
   "country": "Japan",
   "controller": 20.0,
   "controller_pct": 0.0,
   "headset": 40.0,
   "headset_pct": 0.0,
   "console": 200.34,
   "console_pct": 6.0,
   "basket": 263.94,
   "basket_pct": 6.0
  },
  {
   "cc": "KR",
   "country": "South Korea",
   "controller": 20.0,
   "controller_pct": 0.0,
   "headset": 40.0,
   "headset_pct": 0.0,
   "console": 207.9,
   "console_pct": 10.0,
   "basket": 273.9,
   "basket_pct": 10.0
  },
  {
   "cc": "US",
   "country": "United States",
   "controller": 22.5,
   "controller_pct": 12.5,
   "headset": 45.0,
   "headset_pct": 12.5,
   "console": 212.62,
   "console_pct": 12.5,
   "basket": 280.12,
   "basket_pct": 12.5
  },
  {
   "cc": "IL",
   "country": "Israel",
   "controller": 20.0,
   "controller_pct": 0.0,
   "headset": 40.0,
   "headset_pct": 0.0,
   "console": 223.02,
   "console_pct": 18.0,
   "basket": 293.82,
   "basket_pct": 18.0
  },
  {
   "cc": "DE",
   "country": "Germany",
   "controller": 30.39,
   "controller_pct": 52.0,
   "headset": 54.19,
   "headset_pct": 35.5,
   "console": 227.55,
   "console_pct": 20.4,
   "basket": 304.22,
   "basket_pct": 22.2
  },
  {
   "cc": "FR",
   "country": "France",
   "controller": 30.65,
   "controller_pct": 53.2,
   "headset": 54.65,
   "headset_pct": 36.6,
   "console": 229.46,
   "console_pct": 21.4,
   "basket": 306.78,
   "basket_pct": 23.2
  },
  {
   "cc": "ES",
   "country": "Spain",
   "controller": 30.9,
   "controller_pct": 54.5,
   "headset": 55.1,
   "headset_pct": 37.8,
   "console": 231.37,
   "console_pct": 22.4,
   "basket": 309.33,
   "basket_pct": 24.2
  },
  {
   "cc": "GB",
   "country": "United Kingdom",
   "controller": 24.0,
   "controller_pct": 20.0,
   "headset": 48.0,
   "headset_pct": 20.0,
   "console": 237.4,
   "console_pct": 25.6,
   "basket": 309.4,
   "basket_pct": 24.3
  },
  {
   "cc": "IT",
   "country": "Italy",
   "controller": 31.16,
   "controller_pct": 55.8,
   "headset": 55.56,
   "headset_pct": 38.9,
   "console": 233.28,
   "console_pct": 23.4,
   "basket": 311.89,
   "basket_pct": 25.3
  },
  {
   "cc": "PL",
   "country": "Poland",
   "controller": 31.41,
   "controller_pct": 57.1,
   "headset": 56.01,
   "headset_pct": 40.0,
   "console": 235.2,
   "console_pct": 24.4,
   "basket": 314.45,
   "basket_pct": 26.3
  },
  {
   "cc": "BR",
   "country": "Brazil",
   "controller": 24.1,
   "controller_pct": 20.5,
   "headset": 48.19,
   "headset_pct": 20.5,
   "console": 328.19,
   "console_pct": 73.6,
   "basket": 443.86,
   "basket_pct": 78.3
  }
 ],
 "rules": {
  "US": {
   "rule": "No duty-free allowance since August 2025. Products of China pay a 12.5% Section 301 duty since 24 July 2026; the normal rate for consoles, controllers and headsets is zero. State sales tax comes on top and is not included here.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/html/2026-15181.htm",
    "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12669"
   ]
  },
  "GB": {
   "rule": "Up to £135: 20% VAT, collected at checkout. Above £135: 20% import VAT on delivery (0% duty on these goods) plus the carrier's fee; Royal Mail's £8 is used here.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty",
    "https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/commodities/9504500000",
    "https://www.royalmail.com/receiving-mail/pay-a-fee"
   ]
  },
  "EU": {
   "rule": "Up to €150: VAT collected at checkout, plus a flat €3 customs duty per item (since 1 July 2026) and a €2 customs handling fee per item (since 1 November 2026); VAT applies to both when they are charged at checkout. Above €150: import VAT on delivery and the €2 fee; duty on these goods is 0%. Carrier fees are not included. VAT: Germany 19%, France 20%, Spain 21%, Italy 22%, Poland 23%.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025/12/12/customs-council-agrees-to-levy-customs-duty-on-small-parcels-as-of-1-july-2026/",
    "https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en",
    "https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/xi/commodities/9504500000",
    "https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/finance-and-tax/vat/vat-rules-rates/index_en.htm"
   ]
  },
  "BR": {
   "rule": "Up to US$50 (Remessa Conforme): 0% federal import tax since 12 May 2026. Above US$50: 60% minus a fixed US$30. On top, the state ICMS of 17% in most states (20% in ten), charged 'por dentro'. AliExpress collects it at checkout.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2026/05/13/medida-provisoria-zera-taxa-das-blusinhas-para-importacoes-de-ate-us-50",
    "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2023-2026/2026/lei/L15502.htm"
   ]
  },
  "JP": {
   "rule": "For personal imports the taxable value is 60% of the price paid. If that is ¥10,000 or less, there is no duty or consumption tax. Above it, consoles, controllers and headsets pay 0% duty and 10% consumption tax on the taxable value, which is 6% of the price. Japan Post may add ¥200 per taxed parcel. This changes on 1 April 2028.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www.customs.go.jp/tetsuzuki/c-answer/imtsukan/1006_jr.htm",
    "https://www.customs.go.jp/tetsuzuki/c-answer/imtsukan/1405_jr.htm"
   ]
  },
  "KR": {
   "rule": "Up to US$150 of goods (US$200 from the US only): no tax. Above it, the whole value is taxed: 0% duty on these goods (WTO concession rate) and 10% VAT. A personal customs code is required.",
   "sources": [
    "https://www.customs.go.kr/kcs/ad/tax/BuyTaxCalculation.do?mi=2853"
   ]
  },
  "IL": {
   "rule": "Up to US$75 per shipment: no tax. From US$75 to US$500: 18% VAT, which AliExpress collects at checkout. Customs duty and purchase tax start above US$500.",
   "sources": [
    "https://shaarolami-query.customs.mof.gov.il/CustomspilotWeb/PersonalImportTax",
    "https://www.kolzchut.org.il/he/%D7%96%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%90_%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%90_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99_(%D7%97%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%22%D7%9C)"
   ]
  }
 }
}