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Never heard of this website.

 

Make sure it's legit. Many fly-by-nights out there.

Lol

 

OP... customs will be high! Apparel and shoes are a big no no when importing. Government protecting the textile industry here.

 

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Thanks chaps... I ordered kit from Europe and the customs was only R2k which I thought wasn't too bad... So shoes more or less the same?

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Annoyingly, cycling shoes are classified as "clothing" under our import taxes.

 

Look up the most recent import duties for clothing and add VAT (as mentioned above).

 

I have been burnt by this before. After the whole hannabaloo, they cost very much the same as the bike shop down the road.

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Thanks chaps... I ordered kit from Europe and the customs was only R2k which I thought wasn't too bad... So shoes more or less the same?

 Shoes are 3,500 + Customs (1,400) + VAT 700 

 

A tad more than R2k but excludes shipping costs, SARS wonderful rate of exchange and the 10% customs value being ignored in the above cacl

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15% VAT, 30-40% duties.

 

Shoes are a big eina.

 

This... I got sent a pair of shoes as a B/day present and the taxes were massive on the commercial invoice. They were a R4000 pair of road shoes. Almost sent them back when I rocked up at the the post office and was presented the bill. 

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