Buying from overseas

[pete376403]

not true, the UK has the limit now set at £15 and i think canada is $20, other countries are starting

Australia sets the limit at $1000. Government is always saying it wants to achieve parity with Aus in other things, why not this?

[caseye]

Australia sets the limit at $1000. Government is always saying it wants to achieve parity with Aus in other things, why not this?

Cause even they're too stupid to know what works and what doesn't!

[Gremlin]

Australia sets the limit at $1000. Government is always saying it wants to achieve parity with Aus in other things, why not this?

At $1000 you need a bloody import code.

Another rant at customs... yep, they sure read invoices in their own way. On one invoice they decided not to read the total, rather the subtotal and multiply by the quantity (doubling the value of the parcel). Of course I had to pay to release the parcel as I had no idea what was going on, then spent the next few months arguing about it, only to give up.

You can't argue wth idiots...

[BMWST?]

stop ya whinging,half the time they dont charge anything anyway.Its tax.there are only two certain things in life,and taxes is one of em.

[Max Preload]

stop ya whinging,half the time they dont charge anything anyway.Its tax.there are only two certain things in life,and taxes is one of em.

That's a very defeatist attitude.

[bogan]

stop ya whinging,half the time they dont charge anything anyway.Its tax.there are only two certain things in life,and taxes is one of em.

Exactly, you should buy expecting to pay tax, and be happy with the bonus if you don't have to. Otherwise how a local businesses (who do pay said tax) supposed to compete...

[BMWST?]

Exactly, you should buy expecting to pay tax, and be happy with the bonus if you don't have to. Otherwise how a local businesses (who do pay said tax) supposed to compete...

I Will bite...if nothing else it is equitable for business in NZ,and on the other hand tax would be paid if you purchased the item on an indent basis via another party why shouldnt tax be paid by an individual purchasing thw item himself

[MarkH]

I'm happy to have my small purchases exempt from GST.
On the other hand if they could create a system where I paid 15% (and no more) on all overseas purchases then I really couldn't complain, it is not unfair.
I wouldn't want to be forced to pay an admin fee though, some of my overseas purchases have been for less than $10 (with free worldwide shipping).

My Caberg Tourmax helmet was enough cheaper from Germany that even adding another 15% to my total cost would still have had it more than $200 cheaper than buying locally.
Many of my overseas purchases have been for stuff I couldn't get here.