Dutch Customs/ information:
customs duty varies for different goods ( was unable to find any category for survival equipment )
19 % VAT

Value below EUR 22 ( currently = 27.3195 USD):
= no VAT and no customs duty

for gifts the limit is EUR 45

you only have to pay customs duty if they exceed EUR 10
VAT only if it exceeds EUR 1.59

I personally also have been charged a handling fee. (EUR 7.50) for packages. But that was a package (sent via EMS of USPS). Our national post (TPG) does not charge a handling fee.

Sending from the netherlands to within europe:
if it fits in the standard mailbox:
EUR 2.05 ( max 250 g) ( EUR 2.44 for priority mail)
otherwise
EUR 2.60 ( max 250 g) ( EUR 3.10 for priority mail)
registerd mail EUR 6.00