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New Helmet from overseas

paulybronco
1 year ago

Well as a result of wrecking my brand new lid on the Cape York trip i looked at a different option. The open face i chose is available, but difficult to get due to the cost $450 not many people stock it. I found the helmet overseas (England) for $230 but had sent a email to a Australian supplier asking about availability prior. The English company was quick off the mark and the deal was done.
The Australian company told me the helmet wasn't in stock, wanted payment in full ($450) and no idea of a delivery date....oh and once the order was placed no refunds!
Fedex just sent me a email and my new helmet will be on my door 1st March before 5pm for $220 less than buying in Australia.

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Streetbob10
1 year ago

So what’s the helmet after all ?

bloodog
1 year ago

Give us some photos

evo94
1 year ago

i havent bought things from overseas since they brought in that tax thingo a while back, & i am unfamiliar with it all now....so will you be charges tax / whatever they call it, when it comes through customs??

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paulybronco
1 year ago

No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

paulybronco
1 year ago

Quoting Streetbob10 on 20 Feb 2023 01:42 PM
So what’s the helmet after all ?

Its a trials helmet Airoh TRRS

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408
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 20 Feb 2023 10:33 PM
No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

If you buy through ebay, you will pay GST on items less than $1000. If you buy privately, you may avoid paying the GST.
Customs collect the tax on anything over $1000.

evo94
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 20 Feb 2023 10:33 PM
No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

not to argue but i interpreted the new (not so new now) laws to now tax under $1000 as well....if so, i am inquisitive as to how thorough they are with that coz i always thought it would be a logistical nightmare

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evo94
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 20 Feb 2023 10:33 PM
No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

Quoting 408 on 20 Feb 2023 11:56 PM

If you buy through ebay, you will pay GST on items less than $1000. If you buy privately, you may avoid paying the GST.
Customs collect the tax on anything over $1000.

yes that was my take on it too - hence my ceasing to buy from overseas since then....but as i mentioned above, surely they would be hard pressed to monitor every private small business transaction such as PB's??....ebay aside

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paulybronco
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 20 Feb 2023 10:33 PM
No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

Quoting evo94 on 21 Feb 2023 08:58 AM
not to argue but i interpreted the new (not so new now) laws to now tax under $1000 as well....if so, i am inquisitive as to how thorough they are with that coz i always thought it would be a logistical nightmare

Going to find out by next Wednesday.....helmet is currently in Belgium having started in UK and will be in Australia on Sunday for a "Before 5pm" delivery at my house in Qld.
I also had a part shipped from Germany around 18mths ago no extra payment.

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John.R
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 20 Feb 2023 10:33 PM
No Evo as the cost is less than $1000. Generally goods less than that don't incur extra tax.

Quoting 408 on 20 Feb 2023 11:56 PM

If you buy through ebay, you will pay GST on items less than $1000. If you buy privately, you may avoid paying the GST.
Customs collect the tax on anything over $1000.

Quoting evo94 on 21 Feb 2023 09:03 AM
yes that was my take on it too - hence my ceasing to buy from overseas since then....but as i mentioned above, surely they would be hard pressed to monitor every private small business transaction such as PB's??....ebay aside

They're generally terrible, but in my experience, it depends a lot on who the shipping company is.

I reckon Ive bought probably 30-40k worth of gear over the last decade, and paid import tax twice.

Companies like DHL have the logistics and ability to facilitate tax collection at the border. So a package will come into Aus, go to DHL, where they'll do the requisite tax collection before releasing it and getting it on its way.

If someone is using USPS (which I think is like US AusPost equiv) it generally goes straight through. The guy I use now does that and generally invoices in the 100's not the 1000's the goods are actually worth, and it still never gets picked up.

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paulybronco
1 year ago

Fedex are the carrier on this occasion. The only hold up in the whole gig was my error.....i put down my PO Box as the delivery address....they require a personal address. My error. They had the delivery moving within 2hrs of that update.

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evo94
1 year ago

tnx guys....thats encouraging re future overseas purchases - except current exchange rate of course.....
ohhh the memories of the golden days of $ parity <>

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paulybronco
1 year ago

Woke to a update text from Fedex....helmet now on way to Singapore. ETA still the same next Wednesday.

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paulybronco
1 year ago

Well the lids in Australia...Matraville NSW. Tracking slip says "International shipment release - Import. Guessing that means no GST?

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evo94
1 year ago

so the $230 for the helmet, was there freight on top of that?

evo94
1 year ago

freight from UK used to be cheap as chips

paulybronco
1 year ago

Freight was included but i need the helmet for a early March gig, so paid extra $20Aus for a FedEx International Priority service. At the moment i cant fault them. At this moment its currently on its way to Qld ...Redbank plains near Ipswich.

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speedzter
1 year ago

Appears way to cheap !
Annoying how we get ripped in this country .

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evo94
1 year ago

Quoting paulybronco on 23 Feb 2023 10:51 AM
Freight was included but i need the helmet for a early March gig, so paid extra $20Aus for a FedEx International Priority service. At the moment i cant fault them. At this moment its currently on its way to Qld ...Redbank plains near Ipswich.

thats just awesome....great deal / purchase.....good to know, tnx

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