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Ordering bike bling from the US
Hi I was just wondering if anyone here has ordered bike bits + pieces from the US previously and if so did you get whacked with import tax... I've ordered from probikekit and totalcycling in the UK before and haven't been hit with import duty yet though most of my purchases have been under $500 Thanks David -- dgarry |
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On 2007-06-18, dgarry wrote:
Hi I was just wondering if anyone here has ordered bike bits + pieces from the US previously and if so did you get whacked with import tax... I've ordered from probikekit and totalcycling in the UK before and haven't been hit with import duty yet though most of my purchases have been under $500 That's the key. Keep it under $AUD1000 (inclusive of shipping), and Customs won't bother chasing you for import duty (typically just the GST - 10% of the value of the goods.) -- My Usenet From: address now expires after two weeks. If you email me, and the mail bounces, try changing the bit before the "@" to "usenet". |
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Stuart Lamble wrote:
That's the key. Keep it under $AUD1000 (inclusive of shipping), and Customs won't bother chasing you for import duty (typically just the GST - 10% of the value of the goods.) On orders below A$1,000 there's no GST applicable either: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549 John |
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On Jun 18, 1:08 pm, John Henderson wrote:
Stuart Lamble wrote: That's the key. Keep it under $AUD1000 (inclusive of shipping), and Customs won't bother chasing you for import duty (typically just the GST - 10% of the value of the goods.) On orders below A$1,000 there's no GST applicable either: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549 John And even so, Import Duty is only 5% of the value of the goods. For a $1000 shipment it's only $50. Brendo |
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dgarry wrote:
Hi I was just wondering if anyone here has ordered bike bits + pieces from the US previously and if so did you get whacked with import tax... I've ordered from probikekit and totalcycling in the UK before and haven't been hit with import duty yet though most of my purchases have been under $500 Thanks David I'd be cautious about the postage costs from the US Dave. In my limited experience it will be greater than that of the UK and from the comparisons I have done i.e. Shimano bits, the purchase price from UK will be less. I've got a tent coming from the US at the moment, and at less than 2 kilos, the postage and handling is US$51! (USPS) Halcyon |
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On Jun 18, 4:25 pm, Brendo wrote:
On Jun 18, 1:08 pm, John Henderson wrote: Stuart Lamble wrote: That's the key. Keep it under $AUD1000 (inclusive of shipping), and Customs won't bother chasing you for import duty (typically just the GST - 10% of the value of the goods.) On orders below A$1,000 there's no GST applicable either: http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549 John And even so, Import Duty is only 5% of the value of the goods. For a $1000 shipment it's only $50. Brendo To be more precise, bling under $1000 is liable for duty, but Customs only collect if the value is $1000+ (not worth their trouble otherwise). Similarly it is liable for GST. When over $1000, they collect duty on the value, then GST (10%) on value+duty+postage. There is no duty on whole bikes, but 5% on bike components. Donga |
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On Jun 18, 5:56 pm, Halcyon wrote:
dgarry wrote: Hi I was just wondering if anyone here has ordered bike bits + pieces from the US previously and if so did you get whacked with import tax... I've ordered from probikekit and totalcycling in the UK before and haven't been hit with import duty yet though most of my purchases have been under $500 Thanks David I'd be cautious about the postage costs from the US Dave. In my limited experience it will be greater than that of the UK and from the comparisons I have done i.e. Shimano bits, the purchase price from UK will be less. I've got a tent coming from the US at the moment, and at less than 2 kilos, the postage and handling is US$51! (USPS) Halcyon Yeah, postage from US shops can be weird. Anything with Fedex or DHL is scary. USPS is much cheaper and the Express Mail Service (EMS) is reasonable. The other thing that seems to happen is some shops increase freight by package value, which is not how Fedex works it out (they go on weight). I suspect the shops are buying freight wholesale, then retailing it to us, same as they do the parts. Donga |
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Donga wrote: To be more precise, bling under $1000 is liable for duty, but Customs only collect if the value is $1000+ (not worth their trouble otherwise). Similarly it is liable for GST. When over $1000, they collect duty on the value, then GST (10%) on value+duty+postage. There is no duty on whole bikes, but 5% on bike components. Donga Which is why it is advisable to have articles posted to your address rather than sent as freight that goes through an import/export contractor because the post office does not collect import duties but freight forwarders do. cheers, Darryl |
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Ordering bike bling from the US
On Jun 18, 1:52 pm, dgarry dgarry.2sc...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Hi I was just wondering if anyone here has ordered bike bits + pieces from the US previously and if so did you get whacked with import tax... I've ordered from probikekit and totalcycling in the UK before and haven't been hit with import duty yet though most of my purchases have been under $500 Thanks David -- dgarry I'm having a nasty experience at the moment - bought some wheels on eBay in the US to find that in April, USPS changed their calculating method and a wheel set now cannot be sent in Express Mail Services. This means it is $hundreds to send, so I'm having to do some serious analysis and creative thinking. So be REALLY careful buying big things from the US. I'll post if I figure out a work-around. Donga |
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