importing.... stuff i need to know.....

[XploShun]

well, i've got a question...

hope some of u have done it before...

im just wondering... if im mailing just say a set of rims from overseas...

other than freight... are there any other fees i have to pay?

coz a friend of mine.. got his MOBILE, mailed to australia.. it worths around $6xx...

he bought the insurance and all... and there was not tax charged...

please HELP!!!!! ive been googling about this... n the PDF are HUGE!! they dont kinda answer my problem!!

[GAZOOM]

Mic,

Depends on how much you are importing.

If you get 1 CAI you can say it for personal use only not for resale. Not GST probably no Duty.

But went I tried to get 10 AEM CAI I spoke to Aust Customs and they told me 10% GST on the entire value of the goods and shipping. Then another 10% on duty.

Thats why group buys for overseas suppliers are not worth it IMO.

Cheaper to go individually through ebay.

INDECENT(group buy king) always uses local suppliers.

Good luck mate.

Cheers

Gazoom

Edited January 11, 2007 by GAZOOM

[XploShun]

HMMMMMMMMMMM

thx man!!

the rims im looking at is around $8xx...

lol... the rims r sold seperatly... i can send 2 rims each week... :P

anyone know the limit???? if theres no duty or tax...... :)

[GAZOOM]

I think it was $1000 USD.

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/inde...622&hl=duty

[XploShun]

what the heck???

Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service fee?! Cost recovery charges???

how come theres so much bs fees?!

sigh..

did u email them by this email too?

information@customs.gov.au???

i think i need to email them as well... fuk!!

if we have to pay... where/when do we pay??? sigh... im still soo lost... hahahha

[sportiyo]

what the heck???

Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service fee?! Cost recovery charges???

how come theres so much bs fees?!

sigh..

did u email them by this email too?

information@customs.gov.au???

i think i need to email them as well... fuk!!

if we have to pay... where/when do we pay??? sigh... im still soo lost... hahahha

when my friend odered a body kit from os he didnt know about gst and etc, and i think they will let u know how much u have to pay and where to pay, maybe they will call u? or mail u? but they will let u know

[BanGn]

i ordered 5 CAI's from the US

1 set of coilovers

1 Clutch

1 Flywheel

no tax charged :)

[XploShun]

i ordered 5 CAI's from the US

1 set of coilovers

1 Clutch

1 Flywheel

no tax charged :)

what the heck??? how??????

so.. u just paid for the item? and the freight... thats all??!

i wanna get a set of rim via sea....

which couriers did u guys use????

i was introduced... that airmark is pretty good...

[ralyrt]

when buying things from overseas, always ask them to put i down as a gift, ask them not to put the value down on the documents

cheers

[xoom]

the limit is $1000 AU for both the goods and shipping .....

As stated by ralyrt just do that. Otherwise the way it works is you will need to pay 10% duty on the goods ... then they add the shipping cost and add a further 10% GST onto that total

e.g. Say goods are 1500 & shipping is 500

So goods + 10% duty = 1650

add shipping = 1650+500 = 2150

add gst = 2150 + 10% = 2365

So your $2000 purchase just turned into $2365

[MR22ZZ]

i ordered 5 CAI's from the US

1 set of coilovers

1 Clutch

1 Flywheel

no tax charged :)

what the heck??? how??????

so.. u just paid for the item? and the freight... thats all??!

i wanna get a set of rim via sea....

which couriers did u guys use????

i was introduced... that airmark is pretty good...

or perhaps they were all seperate orders ;)

[GAZOOM]

or perhaps they were all seperate orders ;)

I would say he just got lucky.

Maybe a big drug bust in Aust Customs that week and they didnt worry about the small potatoes like a few car parts.

But I wouldn't be importing goods counting on being that lucky every time.

Edited January 12, 2007 by GAZOOM

[XploShun]

THX for the fast reply guys!!! i just received an email from the customs.. and u guys were right..

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your email.

All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be

imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less. As your goods

will fall under this category you will not be required to pay any taxes when

the item arrives into Australia.

I anticipate this infomation will be of assistance.

Regards,

Flora Morales,

Acting Senior Information Officer,

Customs Information & Support Centre.

hmmm.. typos hahaha

well mines not above 1000 YET so its ok! YAY NO TAX!!!!!!

is it $1000 /per yr? or per order? :/

but now i got 2 problems...

i need to beg my gf to buy the rims for me...

she'll have to carry the 4 rims to the post office or something... :P... hahahhaha.. im gone...

and also which couriers do u guys suggest????i dont mind taking some time (coz i want to finish my tyres off too :) ).. as long they are cheap and reliable......

Thank You guys very much!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

Edited January 13, 2007 by XploShun

[GAZOOM]

Maybe you should speak to Danz in Melbourne.

I remember he purchase a AEM CAI and arranged his own shippment back to Australia.

I think he said it would have been chepaer and less hassle to get the supplier to send it.

Good luck mate.

[MR22ZZ]

Maybe you should speak to Danz in Melbourne.

I remember he purchase a AEM CAI and arranged his own shippment back to Australia.

I think he said it would have been chepaer and less hassle to get the supplier to send it.

Good luck mate.

that's because it came from Singapore and he was familiar with the system over there which made it easy

[themoneysh0t]

THX for the fast reply guys!!! i just received an email from the customs.. and u guys were right..

Dear Michael,

Thank you for your email.

All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be

imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less. As your goods

will fall under this category you will not be required to pay any taxes when

the item arrives into Australia.

I anticipate this infomation will be of assistance.

Regards,

Flora Morales,

Acting Senior Information Officer,

Customs Information & Support Centre.

hmmm.. typos hahaha

well mines not above 1000 YET so its ok! YAY NO TAX!!!!!!

is it $1000 /per yr? or per order? :/

but now i got 2 problems...

i need to beg my gf to buy the rims for me...

she'll have to carry the 4 rims to the post office or something... :P... hahahhaha.. im gone...

and also which couriers do u guys suggest????i dont mind taking some time (coz i want to finish my tyres off too :) ).. as long they are cheap and reliable......

Thank You guys very much!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

It is $1000 per shipment, goods declared to be under the value of $1000 are entered as "SACS" (self assessed clearances) the main concern will be quarantine, they may want to look at the wheels for any dirt/insects etc

[XploShun]

per shipment?? icic.. thx

dont mind it being quarantined..... but hell i dun wanna pay for it!! its freaking brand new..... no dirt and **** for sure

waiwong said the supplier will charge heaps.... and i remember last yr... even the sales told us.. they charge heaps.. (lol... theres still some honest sales in HK, omg :P)

anyway..... DANZ ay? hmm... PM'd! :)

anyone else who knows some good courier??????

some told me to send it with the airlines?? like... sending it as an extra luggage..

[XploShun]

ive asked the post office

sea mail $41 for 10kg

air mail $110

wow... its pretty cheap!!!

[kcorro]

i think you are worrying too much about this shipment. sure it is confusing and there are agents and customs brokers to help with customs clearance but from the sounds of things you do not need this as you are only importing one set of wheels this is quite small.

i suggest you send your goods with post as that would be most economical for you. if you were to go with a courier such as dhl, fedex, ups you will pay a lot more for their services especially if you do not have an ongoing business account with them. their services include tracking, clearance and door to door delivery.

packages need to be declared for customs purposes and the sender can declare it as a gift, sample of non commercial value (ncv) or goods. i guess real businesses can be reluctant to make false declarations. anyhow you are only importing a set of wheels it is not a big deal unlike you were bringing in a container or half container of wheels. customs knows that a quantity like that would be for commercial purpose.

duty/tariff/gst can be owed to the government should the commercial value of your goods exceed the limit allowed as free. should check with customs agent on the limit.

[XploShun]

wow!! thx for your info man!

now.. i just need to get a friend to carry them to the PO...

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

btw... do u guys buy center caps with ur rims?

[kcorro]

center caps are sold separately and around $50 each one i have never purchased any. i believe it is better to use the money to get high quality racing nuts something which works.