Sitting almost in sight of my beady eyes at Qantas Freight are:
Two alloy cylinder heads
Nice alloy intake
Camshaft
Rockers
Now, Customs to deal with...... (Aussie Pete bends over in anticipation, 15% duty, then 10% GST on the freight, parts AND Duty - imagine paying a tax on a tax o1: )
Sitting almost in sight of my beady eyes at Qantas Freight are:
Two alloy cylinder heads
Nice alloy intake
Camshaft
Rockers
Now, Customs to deal with...... (Aussie Pete bends over in anticipation, 15% duty, then 10% GST on the freight, parts AND Duty - imagine paying a tax on a tax o1: )
Sitting almost in sight of my beady eyes at Qantas Freight are:
Two alloy cylinder heads
Nice alloy intake
Camshaft
Rockers
Now, Customs to deal with...... (Aussie Pete bends over in anticipation, 15% duty, then 10% GST on the freight, parts AND Duty - imagine paying a tax on a tax o1: )
**** it must have come down; normally it's 20% duty and it remember it used to be 22% sales tax!
What I hate is all the stuff the freight company hits you with as well as all that; personal services fee,airport delivery fee, sittin' on the dunny wasting time fee!
One way to get around this problem is to have the letters 'NCV'(No Commercial Value) plastered all over the boxes.
And also have the words Demonstration only on it too.
The only time you have to pay the duty and GST is if the items are of a specific value or over (i cant remember what it is though).
I have heard of a lot of people who have done this, simply by asking the sales person to write these simple little words on the package before it leaves.
No body loses out because of this (except the government), because the company still gets all their money and you get your goods at the price you payed, without all the other **** stacked on top of it....and the government...well who gives a sh!t, they get enough money.
Yes but if they happen to do a spot check and open the package you can get fined (and still have to pay all the duty, customs etc) and I think in extreme cases they can confiscate the goods. Not worth trying to cheat IMHO.
Yes but if they happen to do a spot check and open the package you can get fined (and still have to pay all the duty, customs etc) and I think in extreme cases they can confiscate the goods. Not worth trying to cheat IMHO.
If you get a friend who owns an auto business, you get them to order it and have them get the other company to write "demonstration only" on it, but if you purchase it yourself you get them to write 'NCV' on it which means that you have not payed anything for the items, therefore there can be no duty on it...its the same as having someone send you a present.
MAD XF:
I asked our Customs Clearance people about these ideas you have. Indeed it is risky because fines are payable and in my case I have conduct related to my job position where an offence related to false customs declarations can lead to dismissal.
Anyhow, how's this for rude:
A$1008.93 to get these parts from one side of a roller door to the other. Duty, GST, airport fee, terminal fee etc etc.
BLOODY RIP OFF!
If these parts were available from an Australian manufacturer I wouldn't mind so much, but there are no local sources for these parts.
I got caught importing wood grain dash parts from the UK. I got a phone call from customs asking what the parts were. I made the mistake of saying they went in a car. Thankyou sir that will be $500.
If I had said anythin else it would not have cost so much.
MAD XF:
I asked our Customs Clearance people about these ideas you have. Indeed it is risky because fines are payable and in my case I have conduct related to my job position where an offence related to false customs declarations can lead to dismissal.
Fair enough then.
The reason I mentioned this stuff is cause at my last job we received some demo equipment to the value of around $6000 and we did not have to pay any duties or GST cause it was demo equipment.
There is of course always a way around things.
Like if you get a friend to buy the stuff for you and send then to you as a gift, and so on, and so on.
I understand that you have to follow the rules and such...wouldn't want you to lose your job.
Jeez that thing is gonna be a beast mate. What figures u expecting from your mill afterwards???
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