coilovers stuck in customs

**ig3o** · 06-10-2009 12:32 PM

i recent purchased coilovers.. it came in to aus customs about a week ago.. a letter was sent to me saying that i had to pay tax.. i was just wondering how much tax do i have to pay if i payed 1350AUD for them..

**e240** · 06-10-2009 12:35 PM

You pay GST on them - 10%

**kccord** · 06-10-2009 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by e240

You pay GST on them - 10%

Not quite!

It's 10% + Custom duty.

I payed 17% for shits coming from US once and never declare values again.

**kitbkk** · 06-10-2009 01:15 PM

10% + custom duty.
I think the duty for car parts around 1.3 grand is around AUD$300.
That's what I paid for my header.

**e240** · 06-10-2009 11:38 PM

Really? Customs Duty? When I buy stuff from o/s, its usually only GST for items above $1000 - but then again, thats quite a long time ago..

Oh well - so much for free trade agreements..LOL.

**kitbkk** · 06-10-2009 11:54 PM

Yeah that must have been long time ago.
Now anything under $1000 you only need to pay 10% GST.
Anything over $1000 you pay duty as well.
My brother brought a second hand Spoon header on the plane for his car, even it looks very old and dirty etc, at the airport he had to pay gst for it.

**geekface** · 07-10-2009 12:52 AM

oh what they changed the rule? used to be no tax under 1000. was hoping to import some konis when the dollar goes up

**chrome** · 07-10-2009 06:20 AM

Same deal happened to me when my HFP suspension arrived from Canada. It was split into two boxes as Australia Post could not handle a single oversized box. Declared value was Cd$1000 per box for insurance purposes, but actual invoice was only Cd$700 for both (Cd$350 per box).

Customs sent me two letters asking for duties payable. I sent them an email and a copy of the Honda invoice proving the total purchase was <AU$1K. Boxes were released immediately and arrived at my doorstep 2 days later, no duties, no GST.

**tmy** · 07-10-2009 07:34 AM

Hmm, how does the 10% system work? I just recieved coilovers a month ago, paid over $1000 and didn't pay any tax on it at customs.

**chrome** · 07-10-2009 08:14 AM

Here's the customs guidelines, from their website:

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5549

It is quite detailed, and worth a read if you regularly bring in goods from overseas.