Advice plzz, customs holding my turbo's!

[Skorj]

CLosed

[Menthu_Rae]

Can you fake a receipt? ^_^ I haven't ever had the need to do this as I haven't imported anything - but if you need to provide "proof" - what better than a receipt from nengun with your items listed and some dodgy prices that add up to $395?

[Skorj]

sorry pple just read the post about 4 below mine about 10 seconds after i posted this.. on exactly the same thing...

no need to send me nawsty replies now as i know im dumb..

my anger made me type before i looked..

[Skorj]

:uh-huh:

[BigMicky]

show the receipt for what you paid and pay the tax.

you should have known this and budgeted for it (and $65 customs handling fee).

I pay tax out of my pay every fortnight. I'm not happy about it, but got no choice. just like you now. Pay the tax, or dont get your gear.

[Skorj]

:uh-huh:

[GTR032]

Just a question, do you know if the box sent was marked as a 'gift'?

[Skorj]

:uh-huh:

[PSI_GTSII]

Hmmm...bad luck dood....unfortunately you will have to pay the tax

So far I have been lucky with NENGUN, but have only bought relatively small packages so far (steering wheel, Fuel reg, Dump pipes), and all have been marked Gift.

However your situation has rung alarm bells for me as they were going to be my 'Exact' next purchase!

[Guest]

Their is a reason why the retail shops cost more to buy this stuff off as they pay Duty and GST on everything they bring in so why should you not have to pay for it.

Customs are cracking down on expensive items sent from overseas and under declared or sent as a "gift" as it is one of the oldest scams going, the official imports are spitting about the parallel importers and back yarders.

To show proof of payment they will ask for the TT to Japan or credit card payment which will show a lot more then $395, if the retailers you buy off Japan as that is all they are selling the bits at told you that you have to pay duty and GST you would go to the local performance shop and buy the bit.

It is pot luck getting pulled up or not as they flag the sender also a turbo is heavy and looking at a new turbo they would go $395 yeah right.

[BigMicky]

privacy hey, what if the boxes had hanguns or drugs or kiddy porn?

customs have a job to do, and that is make sure the stuff coming into our country is legal and that the taxes are paid.

I hate tax aswell, but as they say, there are only 2 things in life that are certain, and they are death and taxes