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TinyTim:mattwnz:Geektastic: This is in the press again with the usual discussion.
I received today notice of the following duties payable on a single item of clothing from the USA which cost US$247 inc delivery:
"Revenue Type IMPORT DUTY" "Amount $24.70"
"GST" "$49.61"
"IMPORT TRANSACTION FEE" "$25.44"
"GST ON IMPORT TRANSACT FEE" "$3.82"
"BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$15.33"
"GST ON BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$2.30"
"Total payable for this transaction" "$121.20"
It seems like a huge amount in extra charges for no real reason, as a single item of new ñclothing represents the same biosecurity risk as a jumper knitted and sent by my Mum on which no duty is payable.
That is more than the 'whats my duty' website calculates it at. Maybe you should question the amount, because the NZ cusomts website calculates it from 106.94 - 112.35, depending on what the delivery component was. It does say it is only an estimate, but some of those look to be fixed fees.Also if the goods were just $25 cheaper, it doesn't appear you would have had to pay anything. So it is a bit of a lesson for all, to make sure that you use the calculator before purhcasing, especially items with duty on them.
Don't forget it's $US, so /.81.
But this is odd - the clothing was $US 247 but why is the duty $NZ 24.7? Maybe you got off lightly...
On the other hand, was there no explicit delivery charge? Because you don't pay duty on delivery.
mattwnz:TinyTim:mattwnz:Geektastic: This is in the press again with the usual discussion.
I received today notice of the following duties payable on a single item of clothing from the USA which cost US$247 inc delivery:
"Revenue Type IMPORT DUTY" "Amount $24.70"
"GST" "$49.61"
"IMPORT TRANSACTION FEE" "$25.44"
"GST ON IMPORT TRANSACT FEE" "$3.82"
"BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$15.33"
"GST ON BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$2.30"
"Total payable for this transaction" "$121.20"
It seems like a huge amount in extra charges for no real reason, as a single item of new ñclothing represents the same biosecurity risk as a jumper knitted and sent by my Mum on which no duty is payable.
That is more than the 'whats my duty' website calculates it at. Maybe you should question the amount, because the NZ cusomts website calculates it from 106.94 - 112.35, depending on what the delivery component was. It does say it is only an estimate, but some of those look to be fixed fees.Also if the goods were just $25 cheaper, it doesn't appear you would have had to pay anything. So it is a bit of a lesson for all, to make sure that you use the calculator before purhcasing, especially items with duty on them.
Don't forget it's $US, so /.81.
But this is odd - the clothing was $US 247 but why is the duty $NZ 24.7? Maybe you got off lightly...
On the other hand, was there no explicit delivery charge? Because you don't pay duty on delivery.
Good point, I missed that it was in USD. If that is the case then yes they may have got of lightly. It does still suck how it can go from 0 dollars, to 100 dollar plus, by just spending a bit more. So pays to be very careful and buy cheaper goods. Would be interesting to know if it was still cheaper than NZ prices.
freitasm:TinyTim:mattwnz:Geektastic: This is in the press again with the usual discussion.
I received today notice of the following duties payable on a single item of clothing from the USA which cost US$247 inc delivery:
"Revenue Type IMPORT DUTY" "Amount $24.70"
"GST" "$49.61"
"IMPORT TRANSACTION FEE" "$25.44"
"GST ON IMPORT TRANSACT FEE" "$3.82"
"BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$15.33"
"GST ON BIOSECURITY LEVY" "$2.30"
"Total payable for this transaction" "$121.20"
It seems like a huge amount in extra charges for no real reason, as a single item of new clothing represents the same biosecurity risk as a jumper knitted and sent by my Mum on which no duty is payable.
That is more than the 'whats my duty' website calculates it at. Maybe you should question the amount, because the NZ cusomts website calculates it from 106.94 - 112.35, depending on what the delivery component was. It does say it is only an estimate, but some of those look to be fixed fees.Also if the goods were just $25 cheaper, it doesn't appear you would have had to pay anything. So it is a bit of a lesson for all, to make sure that you use the calculator before purhcasing, especially items with duty on them.
Don't forget it's $US, so /.81.
But this is odd - the clothing was $US 247 but why is the duty $NZ 24.7? Maybe you got off lightly...
On the other hand, was there no explicit delivery charge? Because you don't pay duty on delivery.
Sure don't pay duty on delivery but pay GST on shipping. The OP didn't give all the information for us to calculate it.
I see the discussion has gone into "why Biosecurity and why Duty" veering away from the topic I thought it would be. The OP mention the GST survey in the topic, so I replied with thoughts on having GST collected in all imports, regardless of amount. It seems that was lost or people don't know the Retailers Association is lobbying the government to do that.
Might have to create another topic.
Zippity: A new Tui's Ad????
""Nearly 40 per cent of New Zealanders believe GST should be charged on all purchases made on foreign shopping websites, a survey has shown." - yeah RIGHT!!!!
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old3eyes:Zippity: A new Tui's Ad????
""Nearly 40 per cent of New Zealanders believe GST should be charged on all purchases made on foreign shopping websites, a survey has shown." - yeah RIGHT!!!!
What about a headline that reads "60 per cent of New Zealanders believe GST should not be charged on all purchases made on foreign shopping websites, a survey has shown."
jeffnz: to me it doesn't matter really, if the sales are going overseas then we (taxpayers) are losing revenue which needs to be made up elsewhere.
Geektastic:
GST is not my main gripe - the biggest issue is the ridiculous add-ons to pay for a border control system we already paid for - it is the equivalent of charging prisoners for the services of their warders etc.
sbiddle: The duty and GST for those products exceeds the $60 threshold which is why you have to pay it.
Once your product is liable for any duty and/or GST you also need to pay the IETF fee (which is essentially what it costs Customs to process the goods) and then it's mandatory to pay the biosecurity fee.
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