Questions on import duty with stuff from Nengun.

[Shaun]

GDay, i just bought a Trust TR cat back exhaust from Nengan. It cost me AU$750 + about AU$325 postage. Having just been screwed with import duty on some Tial wastegates from the US, i was wondering if anyone has been hit up for import duty with stuff from Japan or Nengan? Are there any ways around paying import duty and customs charges on these items?

Thanks,

Shaun.

[GTR032]

I just imported some turbo's from japan through greenline, i had to pay 10% GST on what I payed for them plus 10% GST on the shipping cost. Just showed my greenline receipt and they worked out the value from that. Would be pretty damm easy to show a 'made up' receipt of a lesser value...

[wrxhoon]

GDay, i just bought a Trust TR cat back exhaust from Nengan. It cost me AU$750 + about AU$325 postage. Having just been screwed with import duty on some Tial wastegates from the US, i was wondering if anyone has been hit up for import duty with stuff from Japan or Nengan? Are there any ways around paying import duty and customs charges on these items?  

Thanks,

Shaun.

There is no duty payable on stuff from USA only 10% gst .

From japan the exhaust will have 10% duty on the purchase price +10 % gst on the tatal including freight if you gat picked up .

[predator]

getting "screwed on import duty" ? You mean you are getting charged appropriately as to the laws that have been established? :confused:

Thing is, if its a well known greenline or nengun, customs knows who these guys are, if you know who they are - they see hundreds of items from them each year. They can check up on the values of items sent with suppliers, they can request invoices from them.

You actually have *less* chance of getting stung from other companies I would imagine, rather than two of the largest suppliers of performance parts to aussies from japan.

[R31Nismoid]

getting "screwed on import duty" ? You mean you are getting charged appropriately as to the laws that have been established? :confused:  

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was thinking much the same thing myself

Moved to Gen Diss. not a FI direct issue

[phat_r33]

I'm actually trying to work out this customs stuff myself. Got sent a couple of things by nengun, and customs have sent the appropriate forms to fill out, just impossible to figure out how to fill these forms out... asks for a 6 digit tariff number which you have to find yourself on the website but can't find any tariff listing for engine parts. exhaust - yes, steering -yes, diff and axels - yes, chassis - yes, blah blah blah, but no engine or engine parts.... Hate this...

[Shaun]

getting "screwed on import duty" ? You mean you are getting charged appropriately as to the laws that have been established? :confused:  

Thing is, if its a well known greenline or nengun, customs knows who these guys are, if you know who they are - they see hundreds of items from them each year. They can check up on the values of items sent with suppliers, they can request invoices from them.  

You actually have *less* chance of getting stung from other companies I would imagine, rather than two of the largest suppliers of performance parts to aussies from japan.

Mate,

By screwed i mean having to pay 30% of the purchase price in customs charges, import duty, gst etc, etc. Whats wrong with modifying your car as efficiently as possible, and trying to get most for your dollar. Im not into going straight to Advan and paying ridiculous prices for Jap stuff. Thats for tyre kickers and people such as yourself. Waste your money; i dont care.

Back to the questions i was asking.

I bougt two Tial wastegates for about AU$1050 including postage. After taking about a month longer due to customs problems (because the supplier didnt provide a description of the goods), i received an invoice from DHL for the amount of $265 for the abovementioned charges. Does this seem right? They ended up costing me more than i can get them for here. I thought there was a trade agreement with the US that made it easier (Cheaper) to import stuff. Do these charges sound correct.

[PSI_GTSII]

I have imported a few things thru Nengun now, the physically biggest item being my Front Dumps and Front pipes.....never had a problem with customs so far, but it really is luck of the draw

[predator]

Thats for tyre kickers and people such as yourself. Waste your money; i dont care.

why not just steal your car parts then? trying to dodge the system is one and the same..

that is the import laws established for the country... yes you do get screwed, just like you do when you fill up your car and pay more than the price of the petrol itself in taxes.. or you buy a packet of smokes, a bottle of booze, etc, etc. Get Over It. Pay the taxes like everybody else has to.

[32vspecII]

USFTA means no duty , you still pay 10% gst on the cost of items and shipping plus customs application fee plus brokerage fee from dhl

you really should have checked this stuff out first . its not a rip its import duty . its been here for ever .why do you think things are more expensive already here , cause they paid it !

also there is the customs tarrif numbers are avaliable on the web , if there is not something exactly for your item pick the closest thing . for instance I got a guitar pre amp , you know bass treble etc but put down the code for a musical instrument amplifier . thats close enough .

[Guest]

Read the official site http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm email them with any questions,

If the company in Japan or America told you it might cost the same to buy off him in the end as it would localy, why would you buy off them.

A retail out let pays the same duty on all the parts they import so why should a backyarder get out of paying duty and tax.

[GTR R35]

Import duties and GST is just a fact of life now.

Since the Internet and eBay have become more popular the Oz Customs have started looking at everything coming into the country. Some eBay sellers say they will mark the item as a "gift" to try to avoid duty/GST but htis no longer works. Every parcel is logged into the Customs system and if they see the same person sending "Gifts" to heaps of people the scam is stopped very quickly.

I recently purchased a Digital SLR camera. Asfter checking eBay and many online overseas sites I thought it was best to buy local. The difference in prices was AU$100 more from the shop than if I got it overseas. All the feedback from the eBay buyers said they were being hit with GST/Duties and it would have costed the same to buy locally. I got a good deal for the Camera and I am happy with the price with no hassels attached.

What you have learn't I think is that local sellers in Oz are not always a ripoff.

They have proper businesses that must pay GST and their overheads, this is why they charge more. Next time you will be wiser and know that 10% GST + 10% Duty is payable for items imported from Japan.

There is no way to avoid it, you must pay, it's not the sellers fault.

[Darkboy]

There is no duty payable on stuff from USA only 10% gst .

From japan the exhaust will have 10% duty on the purchase price +10 % gst on the tatal including freight if you gat picked up .

I can reassure this... you are incorrect by stating the above. US, UK, EU, ASIA, ANTARTICA or even MARS...it doesnt matter. Mr Howard doesn't alter the federal governments policies on import taxes just because he is licking Georgy Bush's sphinxta. You will pay duty & import taxes on any items entering our shores that are considered taxable.

I have had ample experience in this area and more often than not it lies with the discretion of the duty officer/manager whether or not your russian blow up dolls get charged duty or not.

[wrxhoon]

I can reassure this... you are incorrect by stating the above. US, UK, EU, ASIA, ANTARTICA or even MARS...it doesnt matter. Mr Howard doesn't alter the federal governments policies on import taxes just because he is licking Georgy Bush's sphinxta. You will pay duty & import taxes on any items entering our shores that are considered taxable.

I have had ample experience in this area and more often than not it lies with the discretion of the duty officer/manager whether or not your russian blow up dolls get charged duty or not.

I think you will find that you are incorrect by stating that import duty is payable from goods made in the USA. Do you import stuff from there ? How do you know ?

Have you ever heard of FTA ( free trade agreement ) ?

For your information Australia and the USA signed The FTA some time ago and it started in January 1 2005 . From that date all goods made in the USA and imported to Australia are DUTY free ( gst is payable just like it is on local goods ) , all goods exported to the USA from Australia ( must produced here though not in China ) are duty free there as well .

I would suggest you check with customs before making incorrect statements , especialy if you are contradicting others .

[32vspecII]

I can reassure this... you are incorrect by stating the above. US, UK, EU, ASIA, ANTARTICA or even MARS...it doesnt matter. Mr Howard doesn't alter the federal governments policies on import taxes just because he is licking Georgy Bush's sphinxta. You will pay duty & import taxes on any items entering our shores that are considered taxable.

I have had ample experience in this area and more often than not it lies with the discretion of the duty officer/manager whether or not your russian blow up dolls get charged duty or not.

I have just imported a USA made item from the usa and no duty under the USFTA . Its got to be a product of the USA though , a japanese boost controller being sent from the usa wont qualifty

but there is still gst and other fees

[raz0r$harP.UK]

From the horses mouth (aka Australian Customs Notice No. 2004/45): "The amendments to the Tariff contained in the USFTA Tariff Act provide that a Free rate of duty applies to US originating goods, unless a rate is specified in new Schedule 5 opposite the tariff classification that applies to those goods."