Import duties on cycling goods

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

I think it will be with you soon. And that sort of delay is the norm, I'm afraid. 

[Ed-Zulu]

Hi guys. Somewhat off topic but can anyone help with local post office info?

 

I have a parcel from AliExpress arriving in SA in September and still not delivered.

The latest update I can find is '' departure from inward office of exchange(JIMC A) on the 31st of October.

Any idea what the next step is and the possible time frame?

It has to come to Port Shepstone.

Your parcel is at customs in JHB (JIMC A) awaiting assessment and then clearance and release.

 

Any AliExpress purchase tests ones patience fully!

[Geronimo]

Your parcel is at customs in JHB (JIMC A) awaiting assessment and then clearance and release.

 

Any AliExpress purchase tests ones patience fully!

Much appreciated. I bought the stuff in August! 

[shaper]

I bought stuff on the 8 August from Germany and also from Aliexpress, arrived last week, even though items were scanned into the country on the 11 September.  Seems there is a mountain at JIMC at the airport and no staff to move it and those that do move it slowly.

 

So you have no option but to wait!!

[ScottCM]

pity i cant sticky this: but admin, would you be so kind?

 

Got this from UPS today:

 

Cycling shorts (classified as clothing): 45%

shoes: 30%

socks: 40 -45% depending on material used

bags: 30%

Gloves: 30%

Helmets (fullface or other): 25%

Knee pads and other protective equipment: 20%

plastic bottles: 15%

whole bicycles: 15%

Goggles, sunglasses: 0%

bike components: 0%

cycling electronics: 0%

 

Gels, powdered drinks: 20%

 

How to account for duties, VAT etc (thanks Myles). Note: item price depends upon ruling exchange rates at the time the transaction is completed with the retailer.

 

Please provide updates/corrections if you have any. Thanks I will update this post accordingly.

 

Thanks to Velouria for the find and Edman for bringing this to my attention:

Import Duty Calculator

 

Do wheelsets fall under components  or another category?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Do wheelsets fall under components  or another category?

components

[GrahamS2]

My last few orders from CRC had incorrect invoices attached. One one they forgot to convert from GBP to ZAR, so the VAT was minimal. On another the values all showed as zero, so there was no VAT.    I wasn't about to point out the error after waiting 4 weeks for the mail centre to do their jobs...

[Capricorn]

I think all those many small items coming through SAPO from WISH is clogging up the system so much, they are charging a handling fee on those items normally considered LVI. I think its R24 or thereabouts. Pity those who have literally 10s and 100s of individual items coming through.

[GrahamS2]

I bought stuff on the 8 August from Germany and also from Aliexpress, arrived last week, even though items were scanned into the country on the 11 September.  Seems there is a mountain at JIMC at the airport and no staff to move it and those that do move it slowly.

 

So you have no option but to wait!!

All the mail centres are a dog show. I ended up walking into Durban Mail Centre at 3:30 one afternoon after waiting for a month for my goods to be processed. Not a single person was working! Once I started randomly picking up parcels (which are literally lying in piles all over the place) a few people appeared to see what I was doing. LOL. My parcel was still locked in the container it arrived in 4 weeks prior, and it took more than a little persuasion to get them to actually do their jobs and process it. What a bloody joke!

[Christofison]

Does anyone have any idea why I am being charged 40% customs for a package of brake pads & quick links? And why the VAT comes to 21% of the "custom value"?

 

I haven't paid, so the post office is still hanging on to my parcel. How do I go about sorting this out?

[Mongoose!]

Was charged 15% "Custom Dues" on a set of imported carbon wheels on top of VAT

 

Ordered two sets on the same day.

first one had no custom duties / second one 15%???

same supplier / same wheels / same value

SAPO via EMS.

 

Can anybody with more customs experience maybe confirm if this is correct, and the reason why not treated consequently .

 

I now paid (at Post Office) more that double on the second set than the first set, although both sets are identical?

[Cav']

Was charged 15% "Custom Dues" on a set of imported carbon wheels on top of VAT

 

Ordered two sets on the same day.

first one had no custom duties / second one 15%???

same supplier / same wheels / same value

SAPO via EMS.

 

Can anybody with more customs experience maybe confirm if this is correct, and the reason why not treated consequently .

 

I now paid (at Post Office) more that double on the second set than the first set, although both sets are identical?

How can you pay more than double when you said only 15% duties were added?

Just wondering..

[Mongoose!]

How can you pay more than double when you said only 15% duties were added?

Just wondering..

 

wheel set one : VAT (14%) only

wheel set two : VAT (14%) and Customs duties (15%)

 

Second payment at post office on collection was more than double than the first one ja

 

The 15% was levied incorrectly.

15% is on complete bicycles.

Parts components = 0%

 

Anybody knows if this incorrect amount can be refunded to me?

[Cav']

wheel set one : VAT (14%) only

wheel set two : VAT (14%) and Customs duties (15%)

 

Second payment at post office on collection was more than double than the first one ja

 

The 15% was levied incorrectly.

15% is on complete bicycles.

Parts components = 0%

 

Anybody knows if this incorrect amount can be refunded to me?

Thought you meant in total not just duties and VAT, my bad.

 

Yes, you definitely were not supposed to be charged the 15% duty.

[lechatnoir]

wheel set one : VAT (14%) only

wheel set two : VAT (14%) and Customs duties (15%)

 

Second payment at post office on collection was more than double than the first one ja

 

The 15% was levied incorrectly.

15% is on complete bicycles.

Parts components = 0%

 

Anybody knows if this incorrect amount can be refunded to me?

 

I suspect your money is safe, but not safe with you. Sorry man.

[Mongoose!]

I suspect your money is safe, but not safe with you. Sorry man.

 

jip - having the same feeling