Laptops (again)
Apr 16th 2005 | 9:00 pm
#16
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From: Somerly,Perth
Re: Laptops (again)
I was going to buy one in Singapore at the stop off. I heard you can claim the tax back at the airport, then dont declare it in Aus = mega cheap.
Throw the box away and stick it in a lappy bag.
I took one on holiday last year and had no problems.
Throw the box away and stick it in a lappy bag.
I took one on holiday last year and had no problems.
Apr 16th 2005 | 9:06 pm
#17
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From: Birkdale QLD
Re: Laptops (again)
Originally Posted by pompeywill
I was going to buy one in Singapore at the stop off. I heard you can claim the tax back at the airport, then dont declare it in Aus = mega cheap.
Throw the box away and stick it in a lappy bag.
I took one on holiday last year and had no problems.
Throw the box away and stick it in a lappy bag.
I took one on holiday last year and had no problems.
Depends on your capacity for risk I suppose, but how humiliating to get stopped on your way through to start your new life, and you get caught smuggling a lappy.
Cheers,
JTL
Apr 16th 2005 | 9:10 pm
#18
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From: Townsville QLD
Re: Laptops (again)
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
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
i took our laptop as hand luggage on the plane and had no probs at all except when going through the security check in brisbane airport we had to take the battery out, as they were doing bomb checks, no questions asked at all about stuff being brought in being less than 12 months old and we had stuff still in wrapping, as they were wedding presents for the wedding we were attending 3 days after arriving. no one asked so we didnt tell them!
Apr 16th 2005 | 9:11 pm
#19
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Re: Laptops (again)
Originally Posted by JackTheLad
Wouldn't recommend it. A brand new lappy through customs
Depends on your capacity for risk I suppose, but how humiliating to get stopped on your way through to start your new life, and you get caught smuggling a lappy.
Cheers,
JTL
Depends on your capacity for risk I suppose, but how humiliating to get stopped on your way through to start your new life, and you get caught smuggling a lappy.
Cheers,
JTL
Apr 16th 2005 | 9:23 pm
#20
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 7,642
From: Birkdale QLD
Re: Laptops (again)
Originally Posted by pompeywill
I was going to buy one in Singapore at the stop off. I heard you can claim the tax back at the airport, then dont declare it in Aus = mega cheap.
Oh, we got nailed in Oz for a couple of things, which I mentioned on the earlier thread. As we were paying up to customs, we said, we had been told it would be ok by the Sales people in Singapore airport.
"Yes, thats what they tell everyone"
Cheers,
JTL
Last edited by JackTheLad; Apr 16th 2005 at 9:27 pm.
