I bought an ATI Radeon x800xt from the US and have has it shipped via UPS courier. Total price was about $620 au including shipping - a great saving compared to prices over here.
I have read that there will not be any import duties / GST applied to the item as it is under $1000 au. It is also exempt from tariffs - I have looked all of this up on the Australian Govt site.
What I am worried about is if there will be any brokerage charges imposed by UPS as the status is : " EXCEPTION : PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE" .
UPS also says it will provide free brokerage for up to 5 tariff lines. The card would fall under the australian Tariff heading 8542 - electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies - which is exempt from any duty.
Anyone else experienced this when importing stuff from the US?
Will I be slugged with a fee for their "brokerage' service...
Or is this just a normal process in the shipping status?
aussie_geek
I have read that there will not be any import duties / GST applied to the item as it is under $1000 au. It is also exempt from tariffs - I have looked all of this up on the Australian Govt site.
What I am worried about is if there will be any brokerage charges imposed by UPS as the status is : " EXCEPTION : PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE" .
UPS also says it will provide free brokerage for up to 5 tariff lines. The card would fall under the australian Tariff heading 8542 - electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies - which is exempt from any duty.
Anyone else experienced this when importing stuff from the US?
Will I be slugged with a fee for their "brokerage' service...
Or is this just a normal process in the shipping status?
aussie_geek