I disagree 
. When I backed in Sep 2017 it was quite clear to me that NO VAT was included. (Most international crowdfuding campaigns don’t ). And I was expecting to having to pay it. There is no import tax on mobile phones into the EU, but value added tax comes on top off everything (and in the US, it is the normal way of presenting prices without VAT. Of course, that could and should have stated explicitely and clearer back then, agreed.
However the campaign page FAQ (<-waybackmachine.org) definitely said:
Do you have a German or UK/EU Reseller?
Yes, we have partnered with a German reseller, and will be shipping all German (and UK/EU orders) from Germany.
And THAT implies not having to pay VAT to a shipping carrier or having to travel to customs offices. And there I agree and am quite disappointed to see that one retracted without a good explanation. At least the floss-shop.de announcement (in german) (which probably was the partner reseller) said that the partnership was ended from the Purism side, not from the local shop.
Anyway, back to the original topic, it would be great to get updates for the Everygreen shipping procedures.