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Laptops (again)
Hiya
A recent thread discussed whether to buy a laptop in the UK before emigrating to Oz. I just bought one for £600, only to discover that I may have to pay import duty once we go in September 2005. The reason seems to be that despite the fact that the laptop is purely for my family's personal use, it will be less than 12 months old on arrival and so liable for import duty! Seems a bit harsh! If that's the case, how do you prove that everything you take isn't less than 12 months old, especialy items that have been well looked after (I don't keep every receipt forever, and don't know anyone else who does). Interested to know if anyone has had any such problems and how they dealt with them. Thanks Alex |
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Alex
Could you not create an invoice for yourself on MS Word, date it Jan 2004, this would make it older than 12 months Easier enough I would have thought |
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Took mine with us on flight..went straight through customs with it. noboby seemed to worry at all :)
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Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Alex
Could you not create an invoice for yourself on MS Word, date it Jan 2004, this would make it older than 12 months Easier enough I would have thought I suppose that's a possibility. Don't mean this to sound pious or holier than thou (which it probably does, but there you go), but I don't think I'd be happy starting a new life in a new country by working a fiddle on the taxman before I've even left the airport! While we're on the subject - how did others take their computers into Oz.? Shipped with their personal effects or taken as hand luggage?. Would it be a problem to send a laptop as part of our personal removal? We're going to Oz via the States and all in the trip will take about 4 weeks so I don't want to lug a laptop with me if I can help it. Cheers Alex |
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Bloody hope so, cos that is what we will be doing. What is more, surely they wont check everything that you are taking in order to determine what is less than 12 months old, will they?? :o .
Originally Posted by kakadu chris
Took mine with us on flight..went straight through customs with it. noboby seemed to worry at all :)
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Originally Posted by zander
Thanks Kevin,
I suppose that's a possibility. Don't mean this to sound pious or holier than thou (which it probably does, but there you go), but I don't think I'd be happy starting a new life in a new country by working a fiddle on the taxman before I've even left the airport! While we're on the subject - how did others take their computers into Oz.? Shipped with their personal effects or taken as hand luggage?. Would it be a problem to send a laptop as part of our personal removal? We're going to Oz via the States and all in the trip will take about 4 weeks so I don't want to lug a laptop with me if I can help it. Cheers Alex You aint conning the tax man, you will pay 17.5% VAT on your laptop, surely you dont want too pay VAT and GST? |
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Aus customs are bastards. Airport, post, astral trave, whatever. This is coming from an Aussie btw.
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Originally Posted by Stormz
Aus customs are bastards. Airport, post, astral trave, whatever. This is coming from an Aussie btw.
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Hi,
We are taking ours as hand luggage. I dont know how they know that it is less than 1 year old!! At least if you take it with you, you will have it there to use straight away!! Roni |
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We bought one 5days before we left the UK,took it on the plane by hand-no questions asked :D
Donna. |
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We just bought ours last week and it wil be coming in 3 months time, if they ask we will lie, customs, do you think they give a **** and can they prove it?? Get an invisible pen and security mark it with the 'date of purchase' etc, if they ask tell them the story!!
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Originally Posted by zander
Hiya
A recent thread discussed whether to buy a laptop in the UK before emigrating to Oz. I just bought one for £600, only to discover that I may have to pay import duty once we go in September 2005. The reason seems to be that despite the fact that the laptop is purely for my family's personal use, it will be less than 12 months old on arrival and so liable for import duty! Seems a bit harsh! If that's the case, how do you prove that everything you take isn't less than 12 months old, especialy items that have been well looked after (I don't keep every receipt forever, and don't know anyone else who does). Interested to know if anyone has had any such problems and how they dealt with them. Thanks Alex |
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Originally Posted by zander
Hiya
A recent thread discussed whether to buy a laptop in the UK before emigrating to Oz. I just bought one for £600, only to discover that I may have to pay import duty once we go in September 2005. The reason seems to be that despite the fact that the laptop is purely for my family's personal use, it will be less than 12 months old on arrival and so liable for import duty! Seems a bit harsh! If that's the case, how do you prove that everything you take isn't less than 12 months old, especialy items that have been well looked after (I don't keep every receipt forever, and don't know anyone else who does). Interested to know if anyone has had any such problems and how they dealt with them. Thanks Alex |
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I declared my new laptop when I arrived in Oz... the custom blokes pulled me aside, asked what I was going to use it for (I told them it was for my own personal use) & then told me not to worry about it & sent me through! It definitely doesn't seem to be a priority with them :)
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Hi when i worked with custom's a few years back the general ruls was if your item was confiscated then it was up to you to prove it's age for tax reasons only,but if you have paid tax on it in one country then thats ok,also its worth knowing what airport customs main thing is...ie Gatwick is drugs for instance...Ozzie airports might be looking for a number of things but in any case i would think laptops are well down the list
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