My forks are here...

**riffer** · 8th July 2004, 13:50

and those dirty bastards at customs want $60 GST off me...

**James Deuce** · 8th July 2004, 13:57

Woot!!

And typical.

Who are you dealing with at Customs?

**Paul in NZ** · 8th July 2004, 14:03

Check that they have been properly described and priced...

That sounds a bit high!

Not much point in arguing with them.... Success rate is about the same as if you got pulled doing a 200kph wheelie past a school for the blind at 3pm on the friday before a holiday...

Cheers

**riffer** · 8th July 2004, 14:19

Anything over NZD$400 will set you back a minimum charge of $50 GST.

**James Deuce** · 8th July 2004, 14:33

Originally Posted by celticno6

Anything over NZD$400 will set you back a minimum charge of $50 GST.

Who are you dealing with at Customs, and what is you reference number.

**k14** · 8th July 2004, 14:40

Yeah that is normal, you have to pay 12.5% gst for any goods over $400. Sucks but they have the power. Sometimes you can get right through unnoticed. Take for instance my $700 or so leathers, didn't have to pay any gst for them, just went straight though.

**DEATH_INC.** · 8th July 2004, 14:51

Yeh,I walked thru customs with about $2500 of ZX12 parts last time I went to aus.....
I thought the limit was $700?

**Cajun** · 8th July 2004, 15:04

went i brought my lether suit back from aussie at xmas, got 10% discount at store, then claimed the gst back leaving aussie, and i just about got pulled up at hammy airport, but i got it thru with out paying a dime extra, all good

**vifferman** · 8th July 2004, 15:07

Originally Posted by Cajun

went i brought my lether suit back from aussie at xmas, claimed the gst back leaving aussie,

I took Mrs FS shopping in Melbourne the year before last; we kept all the GST receipts, but couldn't find out where to claim it back at the airport. Missed out on at least $100 of refund.
It's not like they have a big neon sign "GST REFUNDS OVER HERE!" of even any info about it.
Last time I looked up the Customs site for info about duty on bike parts, I'm sure it said there was none. Mebbe I looked in the wrong place. Mebbe I've lost the plot..

**k14** · 8th July 2004, 15:43

It isn't duty they are charging him (which is 0 on bike parts) it is the GST. They are completly different things.

Hope you get it all sorted celtic.

**F5 Dave** · 8th July 2004, 16:03

In Melbourne the GST thingy is well hidden, I almost missed it. From memory you turn to the right 180 deg as you come down the escalator.

Seems to depend how busy as to whether customs sting you. Christmas time is a great time for getting stuff through. Make sure the Aussies don’t charge you gst (they don’t understand that often but are becoming more savy) & ask them to not add the freight to the invoice. Sometimes they will write the invoice down, but of course this might be considered immoral?

**shandawg** · 8th July 2004, 17:14

Glad to hear you have your bits mate, hopefully you'll be on the road in the next week or two?

**Cajun** · 9th July 2004, 07:46

Originally Posted by firestormer

I took Mrs FS shopping in Melbourne the year before last; we kept all the GST receipts, but couldn't find out where to claim it back at the airport. Missed out on at least $100 of refund.
It's not like they have a big neon sign "GST REFUNDS OVER HERE!" of even any info about it.
Last time I looked up the Customs site for info about duty on bike parts, I'm sure it said there was none. Mebbe I looked in the wrong place. Mebbe I've lost the plot..

Only reason we knew about it saw it in a tourist booklet thing, it was straight after customs, before duty free, so you would have had you eyes set on the piss, once thru customs, thats why you not see it