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1 January 2010, 06:30 PM | #1 |
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To Australian buyers buying from overseas
Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone!!. I am just wondering if anyone from Australia has ever purchased a Rolex from overseas on ebay such as from America and if so, whether there is an export tax to be paid there on top of the import duty paid in Australia???. Sometimes one needs to buy from overseas if the product isn't available locally, so any experiences???? Thanks in Advance
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1 January 2010, 07:02 PM | #2 |
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Happy New Year to you too.
There is no export tax/import duty on watches brought into Australia. You will be required to pay GST on the total value. eg. (US $$'s + Freight x Rate of Exch) + clearing costs x 1.1 (GST).
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So a USD6000 advertised Seadweller with USD120 (Freight) for example, end up to be USD6000 + USD120 (Freight) = USD6120 totalling to AUSD7000, cost an extra $AUS700GST plus clearing costs?? |
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basically you pay 10% GST, or what is usually known as sales tax in the US or VAT in the UK, of the total value+ cost of shipping when you bring it in to Australia.
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Are clearing costs
an extra 10 per cent or flat rate
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I was just trying not to be too smart. note: * Exchange rate could be /Exchange rate depending on the value used.
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In my experience, if the value of the article exceeds $500 it will be flagged by customs. Some have claimed this value is $1000 but I will stay with $500. Goods under this value will usually be sent straight through to the receiver.
If the article is held by Customs pending payment of GST then you have a choice of tracking down and filling in the paperwork or have a third party clearing agent do it for you (I use Bell Total Logistics but there are others). I have always found the amount they charge to be very reasonable. I think the last shipment I received had a value of $4800 and they charged $68.00 but this is not a percentage it is just a cost for the paperwork.
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I have bought from the US and only had to pay GST on the total cost of postage and watch. So i got charged USD3700+ USD50 (postage and insurance)= 3750USD + GST.
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Hi Jonno,
That was good work. Do you recall the freight company that was used. Some might do their own clearing in bulk and write it off, it's not usually a major cost. I have had some shipments held and cleared in Sydney and then had to pay postage from Sydney to Adelaide with had been included in the original freight cost. It was also interesting that these shipments bypassed the GST - go figure.
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Deal with customers by yourself? So they call your mobile and you pay by credit card?
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