How do u fill out the import clearance form?

[G1Optimal]

I have ordered a seige cdr class jetfire, ldr class dotm ss44 prime and ss38 and it is expected to come in august this year.

And although the aud is at 0.60-0.70 at the moment (the total was 426.64 aud at 1aud- 0.6828 USD).
As it could get worse, i am wondering (if i have to) how you would fill out a fill customs import form if it goes over a $1000?

[kovert]

You can find information about declarations for imported goods on the Australian Border Force website (https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/Pages/How-to-import/Import-declarations.aspx). Read under the heading 'Import Declaration (N10)'.

[G1Optimal]

Thanks anymore help would be greaty appreciated as i have never done this before.

Like where do i get the info like flight info from?

[kovert]

Are you only importing the three items above in one shipment? If so, the AUD value will not exceed A$1,000 even if the exchange rate falls to US$0.50.

For the purposes of these calculations, I have estimated the USD value is around US$290. The way I worked this out was your quoted A$426 value at exchange rate A$1 = US$0.68.

For example:

$A1 = US$0.72*. Your goods would cost around A$402
$A1 = US$0.60. Your goods would cost around $A483
$A1 = US$0.50. Your goods would cost around A$580

* current rate 21 April 2019

The above amounts do not include foreign exchange fees, which is typically an additional 5%.

[G1Optimal]

Yes 3 in one shipment

I thinking of a worse case situation where it would go below 1aud - 0.40usd or is that a rear thing to happen as it has gone down below 0.50 before in the 1990-2000 period

[kovert]

The lowest ever value was around US$0.47 back in the early 2000s. It would be unlikely that the AUD would drop lower than US$0.50 in the coming months. For the sake of everyone importing from the US, I hope it doesn't drop any further.

Even at the extreme exchange rate of $A1 = US$0.40, the total directly converted value is A$725. Add (worst-case) 10% foreign exchange fees, the total would be A$797.50. I believe shipping costs are excluded from the total value.

[G1Optimal]

The price i gave included shipping , i got express.

Anyway Thank you for that info kovert.:):cool:

[kovert]

The price included express shipping? Excellent!

You're welcome. :)

[DELTAprime]

Not sure how customs is working things since sites started collecting GST last year but I imagine if I bought $500 of stuff from Amazon and $600 of stuff from HLJ at the same time I wouldn't get a bill from customs since they are two retailers that already collect GST. Is this right?

[kovert]

You're right. GST is applied by most major overseas online retailers to Australian orders anyway.

It appears any items over A$1,000 also incur a 5% import tax in addition to GST. The import tax is likely a processing fee.

With DELTAprime's example, it involves a shipment each from two different retailers. Each separate shipment is under A$1,000 in value. Therefore, one would assume the N10 declaration form would not be required and any other import duty is not payable.

[DELTAprime]

Thats good to know because I'm expecting to spend about that much at HLJ and Amazon within a few days of eachother in August if some release datas don't slip.