Buying online/Import tax

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:37 pm

Hey Guys,

I'm just about to buy a set of monitors (Genelec's

) from an online retailer and have them sent to Aus so when I turn up they will be waiting.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had any experience in buying gear online and am I going to get stung on tax??

Any heads up would be mucho appreciado!

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:52 pm

oh nice, i got me some genelecs, 8030a paired with the woof, very nice. In regards to your question, NFI (No fucking Idea) i just wanted to share some genelec love

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:05 pm

Yeah man, feeling the genelec love! My flatmate at the has the 8040A's and sub. Soooo funkin nice.

I'm going with the 8030a's. I'll see how I go w/out the sub but will probably get it at some stage. Did you get yours locally? Do you mind me asking how much?

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:07 pm

yeah i got mine off a mate in the industry so got a really freaking good deal $1800 for the pair plus woofer!
You are gonna have a real similar setup to me, you have an MPC2500 too right?

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:22 pm

almax · Post by **almax** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:33 pm

nice setup, you must have a big suitcase

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:46 pm

Just taking the essentials. 2500/Laptop/Mixer

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:51 pm

you're going to get screwed on tax. add at least 30%.

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:12 pm

fooishbar wrote:you're going to get screwed on tax. add at least 30%.

hmmmm.. have you done it before? I heard sometimes it just gets through or someone said to send it as a gift??

Anyone had any luck?

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:14 pm

sometimes you get lucky (daft/generous customs guy), and often you can get people to tick gift, but sometimes it's pretty obvious that they're just taking the piss. you might get lucky, but you might well get screwed for up to 30%.

i've had loads of stuff sent to me, sometimes worked out, often not.

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:15 pm

nice Bayan

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:40 pm

fooishbar wrote:you're going to get screwed on tax. add at least 30%.

10% GST 5% duty

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:58 pm

feelslikeafukinrevolution wrote:
fooishbar wrote:you're going to get screwed on tax. add at least 30%.
10% GST 5% duty

5% if you're lucky ...

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:39 am

http://www.factorysound.com/?SubCat=SPK ... e=FULLLIST

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:39 am

And so where do you pay this tax? Do they hold your goods untill you pay or do they just send you a bill?

Thanks for all your help!

Post by **fooishbar** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:41 am

beatnick wrote:And so where do you pay this tax? Do they hold your goods untill you pay or do they just send you a bill?

Thanks for all your help!

depends who you ship with. most will give you a call while it's held in customs and get you to pay it via credit card, and release it as soon as that's done. some will release instantly and just bill you, but that's pretty rare, and only if you have mad expensive shipping.

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:43 am

Special Hegg wrote:http://www.factorysound.com/?SubCat=SPK ... e=FULLLIST

That is a good price but I can get a pair for $954 USD, so even after tax still cheaper to get them overseas.

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:58 am

I paid around $640 for my Neves. That was 15%. I got a phone call and they asked for my credit card number, Just like Bar said. and then I cried.

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:38 pm

feelslikeafukinrevolution wrote:I paid around $640 for my Neves. That was 15%. I got a phone call and they asked for my credit card number, Just like Bar said. and then I cried.

I think I would be crying with joy if I owned anything that Neve make

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:10 pm

beatnick wrote:
feelslikeafukinrevolution wrote:I paid around $640 for my Neves. That was 15%. I got a phone call and they asked for my credit card number, Just like Bar said. and then I cried.
I think I would be crying with joy if I owned anything that Neve make

Yeah bro...
4 channels of super phat phunk. with 3 digit serial numbers.
BAM !!

mega nice sound and cool to name drop aswell

beatnick · Post by **beatnick** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:25 pm

feelslikeafukinrevolution wrote:
beatnick wrote:
feelslikeafukinrevolution wrote:I paid around $640 for my Neves. That was 15%. I got a phone call and they asked for my credit card number, Just like Bar said. and then I cried.
I think I would be crying with joy if I owned anything that Neve make
Yeah bro...
4 channels of super phat phunk. with 3 digit serial numbers.
BAM !!

mega nice sound and cool to name drop aswell

Serious dopeness. Is it the 1073?

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:05 pm

beatnick wrote:
Serious dopeness. Is it the 1073?

nah 5012..
brand spankers.

2x 2channel pres.

resist · Post by **resist** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:57 am

I thought you only get taxed if the items value is over AU$1000?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:56 am

beatnick wrote:
Special Hegg wrote:http://www.factorysound.com/?SubCat=SPK ... e=FULLLIST
That is a good price but I can get a pair for $954 USD, so even after tax still cheaper to get them overseas.

Let's just pray nothing goes wrong with them! Coz then you'll be in trouble.

Awesome monitors though.

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:08 pm

resist wrote:I thought you only get taxed if the items value is over AU$1000?

true

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:16 pm

resist wrote:I thought you only get taxed if the items value is over AU$1000?

used to be $440, now $250 or similar.

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:19 pm

you'll need to get the sender to declare the value of the speakers to under a thousand au dollars to avoid any import tax

you risk them getting lost/stolen but u wont pay the tax

Spherix · Post by **Spherix** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:20 pm

stoney its still a thousand, when i got the cdjs from china 1000 was the amount they listed and i got nil tax

Post by **fooishbar** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:27 pm

Spherix wrote:stoney its still a thousand, when i got the cdjs from china 1000 was the amount they listed and i got nil tax

must be different for different tings. i've had to pay on stuff well under a grand a few times, and managed to talk someone out of $600 worth of electronic gear.

Shadowgames · Post by **Shadowgames** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:45 pm

Australian Customs wrote:All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less.
Note: However, where there are multiple packages to the same addressee in Australia from a single consignor overseas that arrive at about the same time, then the value of all packages will be combined for duty and tax assessment purposes. Refer to example 1.

more info here

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:44 am

^ how much and where from ac23?

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:58 am

Go the Genelec massif