Jody writes:
> NZ Customs is holding my new LX. They have mailed me
> a bill for NZ$213.13 (multiply by 0.4 for US) which I
> must pay to get the camera.
Yep, anything over NZ$400 (I think) qualifies for GST, unless its marked as a
gift on the customs label. If you're lucky you may be able to get off the hook
because GST doesn't directly apply to secondhand items, but I'm not sure how
this covers imports. It wouldn't hurt to find out.
> This is supposed to be for
> GST (Goods & Services Tax) on the "US$699 value" of
> the camera. I paid US$651 for the camera. Then they
> seem to think they can charge the freight on top of
> that. I paid US$27.50 freight. Now, in the days when I
> learnt maths, that was US$658.50.
Yeah their maths sucks. I wonder if they have "brackets" of value and they
mean "up to $699"?
> What right do they have to rip me off like this?
It's the government, they can do what they want :)
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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