Can Someone Help with Shipping to Australia?

[Boy from Oz]

No Customs duty on shipments under A$1000 into Oz, no other taxes either. Except the 'long distance' tax

 

I have not been able to quite figure out how that works. I imported a wheelchair for my daughter, through a shipping agent, and got hit with the tax ($400) but I also imported over $2000 worth of brakes for my S30 (USPS) and paid no tax.

 

With the dollar exchange so good I think many of we antipodeans are currently looking closely at US imports. It might be worth noting that cars over thirty years old are classified as 'vintage' and parts for them are tax exempt. Ask the seller to write "Vintage Car Parts" on the contents description as it's a statement of fact.

 

I'm just about to lash out $3500 for some wheels and that includes $400 postage (USPS). I think if you get a postage quote from USPS that ends up being all you pay, irrespective of the value of the items - but don't quote me!

[col]

Be very carefull bringing over $3500.00 worth of goods .

I suggest contacting Emillio from 949 racing.

He is the guy that has been selling the special wheels for the MX5. He is a nice guy and will probably let you know what he has learned about sending wheels over here.

As I said before I got my wheels fine with no extra charges but I know others did not.

I can't remember how much extra the guys had to pay , but it was a heap.

Col

[260DET]

Under the free trade agreement, anything from the US which is made in the US is free of import duty, but still subject to GST of 10% if its over A$1000 which includes freight cost. It seems if its a bit over $1K Customs sometimes miss it or can't be bothered.

 

I've bought a lot of stuff from Summit who are OK to deal with but tend to pack stuff in big boxes which ups the freight cost. Pegasus are great to deal with, they send you several freight cost quotes before sending the order. USPS is always the lowest.