Duty on electronics imports?

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#23674 6-Jul-2008 16:35

Am thinking of getting an electoronics device off a guy in Australia, is used, costs about NZ$500.

Am i likely to get done with duty charges for this? It's one item for my own personal use, not to onsell.

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#143392 6-Jul-2008 16:59

Duty or GST?

Any goods imported into NZ with a collectable GST value of over $50 require GST to be paid. You may also need to pay duty on the goods but this depends on what the item is. Some goods have no duty - others do.

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#143405 6-Jul-2008 17:58

sbiddle: Duty or GST?

Any goods imported into NZ with a collectable GST value of over $50 require GST to be paid. You may also need to pay duty on the goods but this depends on what the item is. Some goods have no duty - others do.

any additional charges really

it's a Dreambox

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#146346 10-Jul-2008 20:14

further to this, surely some geeks must have bought expensive stuff in from overseas? Have you actually been nailed with GST charges?

This area seems kinda murky to me.