Import duties & tax: Is this right?!

[Cellar]

Must be fancy socks for that price.

 

Gold thread or the emperor’s new clothes?

[Bizkit031]

Stick to components for import and buy clothes local,you gotta do your homework before you buy?

[DJpak]

 

 

Why are you sorry for us? You're the clever clogs who bought the stuff and got poked by the taxman. And I have no idea where Cape Twon (sic) is, obviously there are no caps, water bottles nor tax there, or so it appears.

 

I meant if one of u wanna buy somethings from overseas u had ro pay lots of tax. That's why i said sorrt for u.

And I have a problem with a insurance company so

Im so tired of the systems atm.. please dont misunderstand

[DJpak]

Must be fancy socks for that price.

 

From Rapha. Actually the products cost $ 118.5. But my sister is in UK so I didnt have to Rand.

 

And now I paid R837.54 for tax.. hahahaha

[kosmonooit]

You wont pay so much Import Duty for parts, there is also 14% VAT. If it comes via post, on R20 or so to clear it, DHL, something like R200

[DJpak]

Stick to components for import and buy clothes local,you gotta do your homework before you buy?

 

Yes it is my problem. I bought Garmin and pedal last year and pay 14% tax so I thought I would pay 14%... hahaha my problem but I had never expected 45% for this hahaha

[DJpak]

Oh you the dude that had the mishap with the car door ....did the lady pay up ...?

 

That's im so upset atm.

Her insurance company says only 25th they can say whether they will pay me or not.

 

I sent them all my documents 26th March...

I cant cycle now...

[Bizkit031]

Welcome to living in South Africa.#SARSbastards

[gummibear]

Thank you for the advices.

I m really sorry for u guys..

How can u survive in this country???

I love being in Cape Twon but.. I dont understand lots of things hahahaha

 

It's not only SA.

 

I'm in Europe and ordered leather boots online from Australia.Boots cost me €79 to buy but with postage,non EU taxes and 17% vat they cost me €153 :eek: still cheaper than buying them here though.

['Dale]

Yeah

It's right

Crazy hey

 

Tough lesson to learn

[Brogue]

Locals and foreigners alike all pay their pound of flesh toward Zumpty Dumty's cattle kraal, he doesn't discriminate.

 

A good friend recently sent me the new Galaxy S5, from Italy, as a gift. She paid ALL the taxes, duties and fees, amounting to a whopping R3200. No good deed goes unpunished.

[TALUS]

Clothes comes in a friend's suitcase. Components comes by mailorder. NB: if the delivery adress is in the UK you pay 20% VAT.

 

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[DJpak]

I have some socks, bottle and cap. I charge you only R700. No vat or tax. If you pay cash I only charge R690. Deal of century, no? Yakshimash. All items is new(ish)

 

No need. I paid the tax for ur politicians.

 

[DJpak]

Clothes comes in a friend's suitcase. Components comes by mailorder. NB: if the delivery adress is in the UK you pay 18%(?) VAT.

 

Clothing 45% tax it doesnt matter where a cloth comes from.

And I think pedal and Garmin were 17%

 

Hahaha interesting!!! GARMIN for 17% tax

And socks for 45% tax........

[Snytjie]

Clothing 45% tax it doesnt matter where a cloth comes from.

And I think pedal and Garmin were 17%

 

Hahaha interesting!!! GARMIN for 17% tax

And socks for 45% tax........

 

The principal is that Garmin or similar devices are not manufactured in SA. Therefore, no discouragement to buy from overseas because you do the local economy no harm. Clothes on the other hand are manufactured locally and contributes to jobs/the economy. Therefore you are discouraged to buy from overseas by high taxes...

 

It is a generalization which negatively affects you if you want to buy a clothing item which you cannot find in SA, but I suppose it does help the local situation.

[shaper]

Put it down to a learning curve, research first and know the full costs before you buy online overseas to see whether it is worth it