goldchoccycoin

Hi all,

There was a thread on here within the last few months regarding companies that order stuff for you from US companies and get it shipped to them in the US and then forward it to you in Aus for a fee.

I have www.priceusa.com.au but I can't find the post I need! I have searched and googled but I must be using the wring search phrase!

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Amazulu

I use this mob:
http://mymailboxusa.com/

I've had no problems with them.

goldchoccycoin

Perfect, many thanks - you're a very helpful poster!

bigAPE

How do they handle import declarations and stuff like that. I'm sick of getting 50% of the purchase cost added onto my purchases of T-Shirts and the like.

Have you ever had to pay any extra and if it's not too personal or rude what was it ?

Al

Amazulu

You are allowed to import goods to the value of AUD1000 without paying any tax or duty. I've never has to pay extra.

Iwannabethere

There's also http://www.ishop-america.com/ which was on a thread recently

Swerv-o

Who are you ordering your Tshirts from? I use Cafe Press all the time and have never had to pay any extra duty...


S

bigAPE

OK, confession time. I was in fact referring to purchases made from the UK with US online stores. I was once charges £35 on top of a purchase of £40 worth of T-shirts on from ThinkGeek. Total rip off. I'm glad things are different here.

These sites look really great

Swerv-o

Yeah, the import limit of $1k is really good. I purchased an MP3 player from the US a couple of months ago, and it was literally half the price of the same model here.

It's time the great Australian consuming public woke up to it.


S

bigAPE

I just tried one of those shops to purchase a $50 top as an example. It quoted me $50 20 day shipping to Australia and an option to pre-pay Australia Duty and Taxes of $30. Total cost including handling $136...

Interesting that they seem to think there will be duty due.

Amazulu

I think that $30 went in their pocket.......

ozzieeagle

Thats really good information. The best part, and remember I work for Aus Post, as long as they are prepared to put gift and less than 1,000 bucks in Value on the Item, then you will never ever pay duty... Postal Goods hardly ever attract import duty. Whereas DHL and Fed Ex, seem to cop a lot.

Wol

Mrs Wol asked about getting some curtain material here: the usual go-around - takes weeks (AKA months), too much trouble, no call for it etc etc.

She phoned the haberdashery shop in our old Sussex village ( where they've only just discovered electricity) and ordered it from them. It took seven days to arrive, wholesaler to shop to Oz and cost less than half the Oz price, inc. postage. No duty.

Trying to buy almost anything here is like banging your head against a brick wall. And the excuses.....

Kooky.

Ain't that the truth - been here nearly three months and still waiting for our car, because we wanted a Manual.

Wol

Whereas in Singapore you'd probably have it the day before yesterday <g>.