Import duties on cycling goods

[Pure Savage]

DHL Express Customs: 011 923-0398

 

just tell them you want to provide your ID for an incoming parcel so they can calculate VAT and duties. 

 

they'll ask for the waybill number.

 

EDIT: they want your ID because SARS limits the amount you can import per year without an import licence.  It is something like R50k/3 packages.

Turns out it was shipped with DHL global and not DHL express, I will have to to go post office to pay the duties. 

 

All it was is

 

https://www.certifiedslammed.com/collections/frontpage/products/slam-that-stem-bearing-cover

 

Thought that could have been stuck to a post card and sent to me

[Mook]

Turns out it was shipped with DHL global and not DHL express, I will have to to go post office to pay the duties. 

 

All it was is

 

https://www.certifiedslammed.com/collections/frontpage/products/slam-that-stem-bearing-cover

 

Thought that could have been stuck to a post card and sent to me

Even the Post Office got fresh. When your parcel comes in under the duties/VAT radar, they slap you with a minimum charge of R25 odd for "admin/handling costs".

 

Nothing mahala any longer

[The Ouzo]

Even the Post Office got fresh. When your parcel comes in under the duties/VAT radar, they slap you with a minimum charge of R25 odd for "admin/handling costs".

 

Nothing mahala any longer

I've been paying R30 lately.

 

Then the other day they slapped me with R58 for an item from Wish.

[Frosty]

FWIW, SARS uses the date of shipment to determine the exchange rate used to calculate your ATV (tax) and duties.

 

On their website, somewhere, I have it bookmarked on my laptop, is their exchange rate system. You enter the shipment date, i.e. when the goods leave the country of origin or country of sale, and it will give you the exchange rate.

 

Use that rate to multiply by the FOB value, and you end up with the ZAR about used to calculate ATV and and possible duties.

[Shebeen]

my old man has decided that importing ebikes is a good idea.

 

cheap *** ones.

 

is the 15% duty on bikes applicable to ebikes too

[ChrisF]

my old man has decided that importing ebikes is a good idea.

 

cheap *** ones.

 

is the 15% duty on bikes applicable to ebikes too

Maybe look at what you can get from Chilled Squirrel

[Hairy]

Maybe look at what you can get from Chilled Squirrel

There is also a co. in P/Island where a friend recently got a MTB for commuting that she has been very happy with. Battery integration is good and power delivery has been solid.

 

Address: Commuter Clubhouse Corner of Neptune and, Carlisle St, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7405

 

 

Hours: 

Open ⋅ Closes 4PM

 

Phone: 078 014 2090

 

Appointments: darrvinshop.com

[Shebeen]

Maybe look at what you can get from Chilled Squirrel

 

 

 

There is also a co. in P/Island where a friend recently got a MTB for commuting that she has been very happy with. Battery integration is good and power delivery has been solid.

 

Address: Commuter Clubhouse Corner of Neptune and, Carlisle St, Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, 7405

 

 

Hours: 

Open ⋅ Closes 4PM

 

Phone: 078 014 2090

 

Appointments: darrvinshop.com

 

yes he already has one, wants to bring in a container to keep him busy

[Hairy]

yes he already has one, wants to bring in a container to keep him busy

what ... does he not want to recharge the battery and lube the chain, but rather just grab a fresh new bike ... that is pimping!

[ChrisF]

what ... does he not want to recharge the battery and lube the chain, but rather just grab a fresh new bike ... that is pimping!

 

Who said anything about renting out his "rides" ...

[ChrisF]

yes he already has one, wants to bring in a container to keep him busy

 

What type of bikes ?

 

MTB (trail type) ...

Classic commuters ...

Gravel grinders ....

Road bikes ....

 

 

Please keep us posted 

[L46]

Hi guys, 

 

Can anyone recommend a courier service to get a small package from Czech to South Africa?  

 

I have made the mistake of using the post office last year and have not received my package in almost a year so want to try the courier option instead if feasible.

 

Thanks 

[lechatnoir]

Hi, can anyone give some detail on instances where i may need to import items more than 3x a year - I understand 3 is the max number of times up to a value of 50K. I will soon be needing various workshop tools and items for personal use, though it could easily be bike parts too

 

any help appreciated.

[EddieV]

Hi, can anyone give some detail on instances where i may need to import items more than 3x a year - I understand 3 is the max number of times up to a value of 50K. I will soon be needing various workshop tools and items for personal use, though it could easily be bike parts too

 

any help appreciated.

 

Ask your accountant to register you as an importer. It's done online via the SARS website. Can do it in your personal capacity, does not even have to be a company.

If your documentation/FICA is correct it's done within 2 weeks. 

 

Did mine last year, and takes all the guesswork away ..... When importing you just specify your Custom's code instead of your ID.

Edited April 1, 2021 by EddieV

[Bub Marley]

Hi guys. If I had to import a complete bike for around 50k. What would the total amount I need to pay including customs and vat?

 

 Thanks

[Jehosefat]

Theoretically from Europe: R7,500 in duty and about R9,500 in VAT. (15% duty and 15% VAT on 110% of the shipment value (so effectively 16.5% VAT)).

 

Practically, you might end up paying that or you might end up just paying R8,250 in VAT.

 

Really depends on which customs official you get and whether they decide it's a complete bike or if it's bike parts (only applicable if it's at least partially disassembled for shipping).

 

I've had both approaches happen to me both on complete Canyon bikes so it's a bit of a lottery.

Edited May 10, 2021 by Jehosefat