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Arnold Schwarzenegger Held At Munich Airport Customs Over Audemars Piguet Watch
Some may have already heard about Arnie's recent encounter with Munich Airport customs enroute to a fundraising dinner for Schwarzenegger’s climate initiative in the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel on Thursday - in his own quoted words:
“This is the problem that Germany is suffering from. You can no longer see the forest for the trees,” Schwarzenegger told the paper. He said he had tried to explain to customs officials that the watch was being auctioned for a good cause, but to no avail."
The response from customs was apparently:
...A spokesman for the Munich Main Customs Office, Thomas Meister, explained to the German newspaper BILD: “We have initiated criminal proceedings under tax law. The watch should have been registered because it is an import. If the goods remain in the EU, you have to declare them through customs. This applies to everyone, whether their name is Schwarzenegger or Müller, Meier, Huber.”
Personally, the auction listing is curious - only 20 such pieces - admittedly I have not seen this variation of the recent Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph “End of Days” 43 mm (Ref.26420CE.OO.A005VE.01) before.
...A spokesman for the Munich Main Customs Office, Thomas Meister, explained to the German newspaper BILD: “We have initiated criminal proceedings under tax law. The watch should have been registered because it is an import. If the goods remain in the EU, you have to declare them through customs. This applies to everyone, whether their name is Schwarzenegger or Müller, Meier, Huber.”
Personally, the auction listing is curious - only 20 such pieces - admittedly I have not seen this variation of the recent Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph “End of Days” 43 mm (Ref.26420CE.OO.A005VE.01) before.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Held At Munich Airport Customs Over Audemars Piguet Watch
Some may have already heard about Arnie's recent encounter with Munich Airport customs enroute to a fundraising dinner for Schwarzenegger’s climate initiative in the Austrian ski resort of Kitzbühel on Thursday - in his own quoted words: “ This is the pro...
Law is law and no one is above it ..
The watch should have been declared as its proceeds are going for a good cause ..
It’s always tricky with high end watches or jewelry when overseas
I am sure this could have been avoided with a bit more preparation
Well, there is a reason
why I always wear my cheap Orient Mako when traveling outside of the EU.
They used to call it marketing....
There is no better way to get headlines for an upcoming auction.....
Much ado about nothing.
I agree nobody should be above the law (except in the US, where countless politicians and celebrities are), but this is no big deal. He paid the taxes and moved on. I am more interested in the super cool rotor!! But I still wish AP did more with this watc...
This would never have happened if it was an Hublot! : )
I'm no tax or import expert (try saying that after a few schnaps!) but wouldn't AP have paid taxes to get the piece to Arnold in the US? And now he's been fined and had to pay more taxes to bring it back into Europe? AP would have been better of giving hi...