SCARLET DUTY GST SHIPPING COSTS - AUSTRALIA

[Lliam Worthington]

Had a few PM's about this so thought I would post.

On Scarlet X AL package - minus back ordered Side handle and LCD.

Sales Total: $11,465 USD
Shipping & Handling: $289.74 USD
Order total $11,574.74 USD

Breakdown on import declaration was this. (all costs below in AUD)

Customs duty: $6.16
Import Dec N10 Air charge: $40.20
GST: $1148.37
WET: 0
AQIS - Entry Charges Air: $15

Amount Payable : $1209.73

Best Wishes

Lliam

[stu aull]

...$11,575 for the camera FOB out of LA,PLUS $1148 GST? My high school math sez that alone is $12,720+ duty + air chges...
So maybe Her Majesty's Customs cut you a bit of a deal?
;)

Stu Aull
Alaska

[Pawel Achtel]

There's no duty due to free trade agreement between US and Australia, just GST which, if you are running a business, would be acounted as input credit

[Sean Lee]

ah that's why there's no duty, thanks Pawel. They didn't make this easy to find on the Customs website though....

[Noel Evans]

Actually the duty applicable relates to the type of item. Even with free trade many items imported incur a duty. Pro camera gear doesnt currently incur a duty. Lets all hope some pen pusher up there doesnt feel a need to change that legislation any time soon.

[Mike Garrick]

The GST, in this instance, from a business point of view is lame. We pay out 10% then 3 months later you get it back, sort of.

[Josh C]

...$11,575 for the camera FOB out of LA,PLUS $1148 GST? My high school math sez that alone is $12,720+ duty + air chges...
So maybe Her Majesty's Customs cut you a bit of a deal?
;)

Stu Aull
Alaska

I'm assuming the final figure is in Australian dollars which are currently worth more than the US dollar so that should account for the lower than expected price.

[Lliam Worthington]

...$11,575 for the camera FOB out of LA,PLUS $1148 GST? My high school math sez that alone is $12,720+ duty + air chges...
So maybe Her Majesty's Customs cut you a bit of a deal?
;)

Stu Aull
Alaska

Stu that is the for the total package PLUS GST shipping etc etc... This is a thread so people know what the GST, DUTY S&H etc cost on my package.

Unfortunately Josh, the 11 K plus math differential of Stu's was not an exchange rate bonus :))
But ahhhhh, for scarlets to have been released a couple of years ago.

The only exchange rate differential your seeing reflected above is about $9 worth of GST savings on the order total.

Best Lliam

[Steinar Andersen]

Got Lcd and some other accessories recently (located in Norway). Shipping was around $400 and no handling fee. VAT is a bitch though, 25% over here...