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Message:: [QUOTE="Curtis, post: 8266763, member: 26430"]No it's much WORSE than 5Euro per coin. It's 5% of the hammer. (Not just Tauler y Fau, everywhere I think.) So I paid 18E for the last (360E hammer) coin at Tauler y Fau (after fees I paid 477.80, about 33% over hammer, plus my bank's wire & currency conversion fees). I've usually paid the same at Vico (whether it was a 20E coin or 500E) and a couple others, so I wonder if 5% is what the ministry of export charges or just their local industry standard. The first time I didn't realize it but now I expect to pay about 40% in fees for certain auctions and adjust my bidding accordingly (incl. wire / conversion / bank fees). Note that specific lots from Spain may have notices that the export license is NOT required (perhaps they are from overseas consignors or otherwise exempt). Personally, I actually love my export licenses and any other paperwork (when they actually send the paper copy -- always ask for it!) so I consider it a benefit of bidding in Spanish auctions and accept the fee/delay. Then again, I'm a tremendous "papyrophile" (if I'm using the word correctly) and enjoy associating my coins with as many documents from as many institutions as possible.  I can definitely see why that would be a downside from many perspectives. From one Vico shipment (1 Roman AE3 & 3 Islamic AR Dirhams):[ATTACH=full]1458634[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]