purchase from overseas & custom?

In theory yes. However, in practice, you don't always get charged.

Big orders (both in size and in price eg >$200) tend to get taxed. Small
orders may get through without it.

I can't remember the rate of tax but I think it is 36% but hopefully
someone will know this definitively.

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patch70 said:

In theory yes. However, in practice, you don't always get charged.

Big orders (both in size and in price eg >$200) tend to get taxed. Small
orders may get through without it.

I can't remember the rate of tax but I think it is 36% but hopefully
someone will know this definitively.

There have been threads about this before, and hopefully it's in the FAQ
as well, but if you have to pay anything, it's usually 5% duty plus 10%
GST for a total of %15 extra on the purchase price + shipping.

&roo

If it is sent through the post and under $1000, then you pay no taxes or
duties whatsoever. Just make sure it is sent through THE POST (not Fedex,
UPS etc). I have done this many times before with no problems. The packages
just arrive at my door.

"amirm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all:

Do we have to pay custom or any other sort of duty if new parts
come from overseas (coming through post)? Purchase could be from
shops or e-bay.

Cheers, Amir.

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Thanks for the feedback guys.

Cheers, Amir.

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M Bison said:

If it is sent through the post and under $1000, then you pay no taxes or
duties whatsoever. Just make sure it is sent through THE POST (not
Fedex, UPS etc). I have done this many times before with no problems.
The packages just arrive at my door.

Actually not quite.

If more than $50 GST is payable i.e. total value is > $500 then they may
ask for taxes/duty, then again they may not... I guess it depends on who
sorts the items at the local post office (and in my experience, the size
of the box!).

Cheers, Troy

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