funnybunny
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I'm planning on buying a toshiba laptop ($1600) overseas, and i was wondering if anyone knew whether i had to declare this when i come back to Australia, and how much tax/duty i'd have to pay on it?
I saw on the customs site (http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4352), that you're allowed a maximum of $900, so if i buy other things as well as a laptop, would i have to pay tax on EVERYTHING or just the laptop?...I'm asking this cause on the site it says:-
"NOTE: However, if you exceed any of the concession limits set out above, Customs will charge you duty and tax on the entire importation or purchase within that group of items."
but later, it says:-
"If you have anything in excess of your duty free concession, declare the goods and provide proof of purchase to Customs for calculation of any duty and tax to be paid"
I don't know what they mean by this, so if anyone could explain it, i'd really appreciate it...
thanks in advance
I saw on the customs site (http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4352), that you're allowed a maximum of $900, so if i buy other things as well as a laptop, would i have to pay tax on EVERYTHING or just the laptop?...I'm asking this cause on the site it says:-
"NOTE: However, if you exceed any of the concession limits set out above, Customs will charge you duty and tax on the entire importation or purchase within that group of items."
but later, it says:-
"If you have anything in excess of your duty free concession, declare the goods and provide proof of purchase to Customs for calculation of any duty and tax to be paid"
I don't know what they mean by this, so if anyone could explain it, i'd really appreciate it...
thanks in advance