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yeah thats right, you wouldn't way the seller any of these fees but which ever service you use to get the phone to Australia would have to collect the fee from you on behalf of customs
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Posted: 2005-05-23 12:36:28
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cheers thanks for the help mate
ps. would you know roughly what the chances are of getting away without paying these fees? would it be over 50%
[ This Message was edited by: lukepingi on 2005-05-23 11:44 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-23 12:41:57
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I don't know the exact details for Australia, but in general terms, it IS possible to not pay import duty/GST legally even if the product is shipped from HK.
For example if you purchased it from a seller based in Australia and he has done the necessary paper work so that all taxes are charged to him.
For example in North America, Canadians pay GST and import duty as well, but at some Canadian websites, they tell you the goods are shipped from the US (thus it is import) but buyers do not pay additional taxes because it is import.
So ask the seller and get it in writing.
[ This Message was edited by: ESTOR on 2005-05-24 18:41 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-24 19:40:11
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iīve exchanged emails with a guy from the ukīs ebay thatīs selling phones ( heīs in hong kong) to worldwide and he told me thereīs a way of not paying fees to customs houses or inland revenues. The sender has to classify the product as low value gift ( the value varies from country to country, but something low like 50 usd) or used parts.
iīve never tried this, thats just what he told me. heīs sold over 300 items with 98.7+, however, the pictures of his k750is were a bit weird: the middle key below the screen has no sign on it, and the body colourīs bit strange.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay[....]ory=98877&item=5776968839&rd=1
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Posted: 2005-05-24 20:20:22
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its really pot luck if you get away with this "gift" method. I've had probably 50/50 over the last couple of years and you can just never tell if you will get hit
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Posted: 2005-05-24 20:33:08
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I know its a different country, but it is exactly random. My phone was held up in UK Customs and I was requested to provide a reciept to price it. When I did it was released and I was not charged.
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Posted: 2005-05-24 23:04:16
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On 2005-05-24 20:33:08, masseur wrote:
its really pot luck if you get away with this "gift" method. I've had probably 50/50 over the last couple of years and you can just never tell if you will get hit
the gift method has worked so far with everything that ive received from overseas (around 5 psp's amung other things)
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Posted: 2005-05-24 23:08:23
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you're certainly lucky then
my first PSP for my son came from an esato member posted from Japan as a gift and I paid tax and the second for my daughter came from Hong Kong off ebay as a gif and I paid no tax
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Posted: 2005-05-24 23:10:25
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i think it has to do with whether the person who posts it declares it as a low value gift or just a gift,
but yeh had some problems with some websites who just send it as gift and i got taxed
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Posted: 2005-05-25 03:08:38
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In my opinion its not worth the hassle because if something happens youll be out of 500 dollars. Sooner or later it will be in your home town so you can see what you are getting.
This message was posted from a Nokia
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Posted: 2005-05-25 03:15:38
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