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Article #3715Re: Urgent Sale: Laptop
From: PSM
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:49
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:49
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In article <3d7fc849.9118369@news.webone.com.au>, frampo@hotmail.com (frampo@hotmail.com) says... > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 13:15:25 GMT, PSM <p.m@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > > > >And I generally find that computer equipment is a good deal cheaper in > >the US than here. > > > > What's the deal on buying new/secondhand stuff from the US in terms of > duty and tax payable? Ah well, there you take a risk of it being stopped at customs, especially if it's at all bulky. They then send you a note and you've got to go to Sydney and pick it up or get a customs agent to do it for you, or some other equally expensive and inconvenient option. You pay customs duties on the goods, and don't think that having the sender tick "Gift" on the box will do it - customs will want some paperwork on how much you paid for it. You also have to pay GST. I got caught once with a load of software. Software is duty free, but I still had to pay GST on the postage that had been paid in the USA! Gawd I was spitting chips. However, it's rare for anything to be stopped at customs unless it looks like it's got something valuable or interesting in it. It's worth looking up the customs rates on your goods if they are much bigger than briefcase size, work out the amount, add 10% on the total cost including shipping and see if that makes the goods as much of a bargain when compared to local stuff. -- Cheers, Peter
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