Import Charges??

[charlester29]

How come after i won an item and went to pay for it,there was an extra $4.88 for "Import Charges" on top of the shipping charge of $15.41,for an item that was $110.00

We dont pay duty for items under $1000.

Is this another money grab?

And if so why was it not mentioned in the listing??

and why does the buyer pay and not the seller?

This is so wrong!!

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@ja_furb wrote:

errrr yeah but its under a thousand dollars so there are no IMPORT charges in australia....you are not answering the question.

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there is no threshold in Australia anymore for GST, and if you buy from the USA via the GSP/Pitney Bowes they will charge an import fee for processing the collection of GST and preparation of documents required to ship to Australia.

Sorry, I should have looked at the thread post dates . . . . . . the posts on this one are 6 years old.  I withdraw my reply  and ask that you only post on recent threads started since June 2018 to keep information relevant to current processes.