marshanite
14th February 2008, 07:18 PM
Burke Bros sent us a letter from their NZ partner in Auckland in response to my questions about paying GST. I do not touch type, so I will just include the section of most importance:
'So it is now of some importance that you should warn your clients that if they do not have PR or a WP for at least 12 months when they arrive here, they will have to pay duty and GST and will not get it back. I might say that customs seem to be using some discretion with regard to valuations. Today I dealt with a client from Europe whose effects carried a valuation of $100,000, but Customs depreciated this down to £20,000, which minimised the impact on this client. This new policy has been in effect for 2 or 3 months now.'
Hope this helps. By my calculations they would have had to pay about $3000 in duty & customs.
Lockstock - if you are reading; how much did you you have to pay on your container (if you don't mind me asking)?
Best wishes, Fi.
'So it is now of some importance that you should warn your clients that if they do not have PR or a WP for at least 12 months when they arrive here, they will have to pay duty and GST and will not get it back. I might say that customs seem to be using some discretion with regard to valuations. Today I dealt with a client from Europe whose effects carried a valuation of $100,000, but Customs depreciated this down to £20,000, which minimised the impact on this client. This new policy has been in effect for 2 or 3 months now.'
Hope this helps. By my calculations they would have had to pay about $3000 in duty & customs.
Lockstock - if you are reading; how much did you you have to pay on your container (if you don't mind me asking)?
Best wishes, Fi.