Hey guys,

I hope anyone can help me.

I`m searching the Customs duty percentage for an Import.

Why?
My flight goes on 1st. Septemer to Australia and my orderd 2014 kitestuff will be delivered at the earliest 5th September at my home in Germany. Now I called the shop and he has no problem to send it to Australia but I have to pay the TAX. I searched on google but I don`t know which is correct and how high is it ?

THX for help.

Hope to see you on the water ;-)

as wheels said above if you get your supplier to separate the order and as long as each package has a declared value of less than A $1000 then there is no tax to pay

even if it costs a little more in postage you will bee saving heaps on import tax

all the info can be found at this site

www.homeaffairs.gov.au/

scroll down to the heading >>>>> Goods with a declared or assessed value not exceeding A$1,000

Locke dont forget to claim the tax back when you buy your kite. Not sure how it works in Germany but in the UK its 20%. Some shops can sell it GST free if they are export it directly. If not claim it back yourself.

snalberski said...
The above information is all good.... If the declared valued of an item/package is below $1000 AUD no tax (GST) is payable. If the declared value of an item/package is above $1000 then 10% GST is (currently) required on the entire amount. GST on an item/ package valued at $999 would be zero. GST on an item/ package valued at $1001 would be $100.10. There has been a lot of discussion from various agencies over the last couple of years about changing the value threshold to lower amount. I wonder if that is an item on Abbotts tax review table. In the UK goods being sent beyond the EU are exempt from 20% VAT which is their version of our GST. I also have no idea about Germany.

Wow!!!! Actual accurate Facts on seabreeze !

Hey lostinlondon,
Howd you go about claiming the purchase from customs during departure? From what I know, I need to show them the tax invoice which states the GST paid, Australian business number for the retailer, etc. If I was to buy some goods overseas, do I need to show the invoice from the overseas shop? Or should I use the receipt from what I paid to the customs when the goods arrive? Thanks!

Thank you guys,

I will be Temporarily in Australia, such 11,5 months ;-) I do a Surf and Travel year (not work and travel ;-) )

@ lostinlondon

Jujst make sure the gear isn't sent in it's original packaging.

It comes in the normal bags

It will be three new Cabrinha Drifter with 2 Bars.
So I thought I will need three package:

First- 11m?

second 9m? + Bar

Third 7m? + Bar

The shop doesnt pay the german GST(TAX back). Juicerider you mean this ?

each one comes with supportprocent and without Tax = under 1000$

If the three package will send with the same name on the same day, will this be a problem?

You guys are forgetting the one thing where this guy will be caught out!

YOU MUST ADD THE FREIGHT COSTS AS WELL!!

I built a race bike and had the parts come from England and if your parts are under a $1000 good but you also have to take into account freight as well so if the freight is say $60.00 you need to keep item under $940 flyinglocke!!

coldshot said..


YOU MUST ADD THE FREIGHT COSTS AS WELL!!

Duty is paid on the value of the goods. Note this is the Value, not necessarily what you claim to have paid for it.
This has a $1000 threshold on the value. After that duty may or may not be charged at 5% (Im not too sure, depending on how they classify it). If you are up for duty you will also have to pay GST (this is 10% in Oz) and this is added to the value of your goods + freight costs. There will also be a processing fee of $48. So if you go over the threshold it starts to get expensive reel quick.
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/
Hope this helps

If the goods in each parcel are valued at less than $1000 you are exempt GST and Duty. If they are more, you pay Duty on the value of the goods and GST on the goods and GST on the freight plus pay a processing fee. It should not be much more than the GST you claimed back when you exported it from the EU. Kites are still way cheeper there, so you will still be ahead.

Mate

As I understand it you are are bringing some kites with you from Germany. If this is correct then all your gear is for customs purposes personal effects, not new and not for the purpose of reselling . No Gst is payable. Even if the gear has never been used it now has had 1 owner(you) so it is now classified as second hand/ used. If your not bringing the gear with you and it will be couriered or mailed from Germany just get the seller to pull off the tags and receipts and mark the value on the declaration sticker that is stuck to the outside of the package at about $500 Aud or there abouts. If he wont do that just get a friend to do it.

Hey mates buddys and guys ;-)

Thank you very much for all the information and your troubles !!!

I will send my Shop all these Information and hope that it works.

All parcel are cheaper with shipping than 1000AUD$!

with shipping it cost:
1. 996AUD
2. 930AUD
3. 900AUD

maybe a 4th one with 820AUD.

All to the same adress but different names.

hopefully it works !

kitebt said..

snalberski said..

Mate

As I understand it you are are bringing some kites with you from Germany. If this is correct then all your gear is for customs purposes personal effects, not new and not for the purpose of reselling . No Gst is payable. Even if the gear has never been used it now has had 1 owner(you) so it is now classified as second hand/ used. If your not bringing the gear with you and it will be couriered or mailed from Germany just get the seller to pull off the tags and receipts and mark the value on the declaration sticker that is stuck to the outside of the package at about $500 Aud or there abouts. If he wont do that just get a friend to do it.

This is absolutely the case. I just bought a new kite while on vacation from an NZ dealer. He has shipped them to me and my duty was zero as it is for personal use only and I am the owner. You only have to pay duty, VAT etc...if the item is intended for resale in the country you are shipping it to.

There is so much total BS spread on this forum about GST, duty and purchasing from overseas. Get some facts people. Download this PDF and read it, then you will know what the truth is.

www.homeaffairs.gov.au/

The excerpts below are from this PDF, and contradict the quote above and several others in this thread. Small business is forced to comply with this complex tax, collect the tax (for free!!!) and remit it to the government, which in turn spends it for the greater part on things that benefit the citizens of Australia. Tax Evasion is an Offence, and offensive to complying tax payers. Promoting Tax avoidance is a bit sh1t too. Do we really want to end up with an economy like Greece or Italy, where corruption reined and has ruined the future of those countries? Mostly its innocent, middle and lower income people that suffer, lets not promote something that will shoot us all in the foot?


Documentary Import Declaration Comprehensive Guide
6.1
Why was my parcel
stopped by Customs and
Border Protection?
All goods imported into Australia are subject to Customs
and Quarantine controls. Your parcel may be held by
Customs and Border Protection and/or the Australian
Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) for any of the
following reasons:

a permit or approval is required

evidence of value is required

more information about the goods is required

an import declaration is required

a payment is required for duty, GST
and other taxes and charges

an AQIS examination or treatment is required.
6.2
My goods are for my private
or personal use, so why
does Customs and Border
Protection not send them on?
The law requires that all goods whether secondhand
or new, commercial or private are subject to the
assessment for Customs duties, Goods and Services
Tax (GST) and other taxes and checked for community
protection risks. When goods with a value that exceeds
A$1000* are imported, the importer may be required to
pay duty, GST and other taxes and charges. The goods
must also be declared to Customs and Border Protection
using an import declaration.
6.3
My goods were sent as
a gift, so why should I
pay anything at all?
There is no longer a concession for goods that are sent
as a gift. The gift concession (by-law number 9740019)
was revoked on and from 1 October 2008.
Goods that are gifted, donated, loaned or supplied free of
charge are still subject to assessment for duty and other
taxes and charges if they have a value over A$1000 or if
the goods are tobacco and/or alcohol products. Where
there is no evidence of the value of the goods available
the legislation provides other ways of determining value.

There is definitely an exemption for personal effects. I brought well over a $1000 worth of stuff when I moved back to Melbourne from the UK and the only thing I paid duty on was a few bottles of alcohol I had in the shipment.

Ok. Thanks for all.

I will do it all in one parcel, the goods will have a complete price (with 100aud shipping) 2700AUD. So I have 20% of all and a small extra charge.

These are maybe 600aud, I am right?

Well you just cant help some people