VAT on household import

@gerry Thanks, the problem is that one of the requirements is that the tax address on the NIF be the shipping destination.

Once the consulate has issued our D7 residence visas,

• we must move to our Portugal residence, but (after recent changes in the rules?)
• I won't be able to change NIF address until an undetermined date months later.  

I assume this is going to be the common case for everyone, though maybe more or less of an issue depending on your housing situation.  But since in the past it has indeed been possible to qualify for the exemption, all the advice and instructions for household goods import is based on that scenario -- and we've heard rumors that in the scenario we're looking at here, there could be "problems."  Mostly likely the problem is just that one has to pay a 23% tax on somewhat arbitrary value.  But it would be great to have a story from someone who has done it.