Re: Online dealer that ships to Australia?

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From: Gareth.S
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 00:00

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Alanr <alanr@tig.com.au> wrote in article
<360ecc69.66413320@news.tig.com.au>...
> On Sun, 27 Sep 1998 08:42:50 +1000, "Rod Speed"
> <rspeed@dragnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
> >
> >Andrew Morgan wrote in message <6uj2m6$l5o$1@usenet44.supernews.com>...
> >
> >> Whe ordering from international stores what is the deal with import
taxes???
> >
> >Basically you pay the sales tax on entry. And thats calculated
> >on 120% of the converted price for complicated reasons.
> 
> Sorry, but is this correct?  120% on the converted price?
> 
> If I want to buy a Riva TNT from the US @ $US 139 = $ AUS 240 would I
> end up paying another 120%! ie total of $528????
> 
> this is madness... of course, with the GST it would only be 10% - yeah
> right.......
> 
120% my ass, it's only 47%  the most i've had shipped in was $150 US worth
of DVD's and i wasn't charged anything.

you can get the company to put an invoice on the package to say it's only
worth 1/2 of the actual price, they'd prob do it.

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Subject: Re: Online dealer that ships to Australia?
Date: 1998/10/02
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