I'm currently looking at this item in Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NP2Y82Q/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A17NP4YF0AAQ6C&psc=1
Price: $262.00 + $7.62 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to New Zealand Details
If you click Details
Shipping & Fee Details Price $262.00 AmazonGlobal Shipping + $7.62 Estimated Import Fees Deposit + $0.00 Total $269.62
Earlier as I remembered, they estimate all the tax, fees, import duties and we pay at the time of ordering. But for the above item, it looks like there is no Estimated Import Fees Deposit. I checked with Amazon they said they Amazon Sales experts decided that fees based on the country they shipping. And if the actual charge is higher than the estimated charge, that is paid by amazon.
So in this case shipping cost is 7.62 and no import fees.
But when I check the calculator in https://www.customs.govt.nz/personal/duty-and-gst/whats-my-duty-estimator/
I get the below calculation
Item 1 Mobiles Original value 262.00 USD NZ Value @0.64 exchange rate 409.38 NZD Duty @0.00 0.00 NZD GST @15% 61.41 NZD
Item duty 61.41 NZD
Freight 7.62 USD GST on freight 1.79 NZD
Sub total 63.20 NZD
Entry fees 55.71 NZD
Total to pay $118.91
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Which means I have to pay 118.91 NZD in total. But Amazon says they estimate import taxes, customs duties, and fees charged by the destination country. So I assume that should include at least $55.71 of entree fee, assuming GST to be paid by the buyer.
So according to Amazon agreement, once the item received and finds out estimated fees are below the actual fee, they should pay $55.71? And buyer just need to pay $63.20 of GST only?
Any clues or has anyone being in a similar situation?
Thanks,
Eranda.