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Posted by Rundquist from 63.201.187.189 on August 02, 2001 at 14:42:36:
In Reply to: Dude.... posted by Indydawg on August 02, 2001 at 09:40:40:
If it is, then Sam could get it from you. (right?)
: That sucks the big one! Looks like they are just penalizing you for ordering goods outside the Crown Government....and that is a crock!
: Hey, buddy....whenever you get ready to move to the US, I'll meet you at Hartsfield!
: Sheesh....I hope you can work this out AND find your jacket-if you don't at least get that thing and it be just AWESOME-I am really going to feel bad for you!
: We could have found a way around this, you know....I could have ordered the jacket for you, then put it in a separate, unmarked, box so that customs wouldn't have gotten their greasy, grubby little hands all over it! Ahhh, hindsight.
: Well, I am thinking about you, sending good vibes your way!
: Later, man!
: Indydawg
: : Hey all
: : Here is the latest,the $308(aust)is apparantly not a cleaning charge after all.The import duty on leather clothing to Australia is calculated at 25% of the declared value of invoiced goods,in this case the goods were declared at $468.(US).With the current exchange rate of $1.oo Aussie being worth $0.51 it worked out to be about $208 worth of import duty,here is the clanger i am being charged G.S.T,Goods and service tax,or Government Sanctioned Theft of 10% of the duty.Extra $20.80 for the government bag man.The rest of the fees charged are for an INFORMAL CUSTOMS DECLARATION that i had to fill out myself.If i had declared it as a jacket and not a leather jacket i probably would have only been screwed for $100(Aust).
: : Since leaving customs the fricking thing has gone missing,and noone can tell me where it is!!!!!!
: : This is for all the dudes that said its worth it
: : I hope your right
: : Sam
: : P.S the description of GOATSKIN on the invoice is what got my parcel pulled over.They suspected raw hides and opened it up and saw an expensive looking jacket.Random luck.