Thread: Ashcroft Imports

I just got in 2 ATB center diffs about a month ago. They came by DHL and DHL did all the paper work for about $20, I think it was. The duty and government charges were just about the same amount as the GST. DHL contacted me with an invoice and once I paid they delivered quickly.

Last time I did this. Customs rang me and asked me for a credit card no

I received an Ashcoft Centre diff ATB in late July
no GST was charged

The DHL 'tax' is a scam , don't pay it. Ive never paid it & goods are received .

I received Ring & pinion & diff rebuild kit, and some axles from Ashcrofts a few weeks ago . Nil tax .

Have another order in progress now.

*As from JULY 2018 GST is ment to be charged by the supplier.
*I haven't done any orders to Ashcroft since then, but will need to shortly.
*Other businesses in the U.K I deal with have been changing me the GST amount.
*Before then, on big orders when there was a import duty to be applied, again it was the supplier that gave me the option at the time of purchase to pay the import duty, if done like that items turn up hassle free.

*I made a mistake a few years back and did a big order with a U.S based business, the items came via AustPost, they sent me a notice from Border Force bluh bluh (here to save us from imported Land Rover parts), then had to fill out a Form 123ABC bluh bluh, paid invoice, 3 months later AustPost delivered..... the import duty ended up costing about 30% and it would have been cheaper to order each part individually.

*So I guess it depends on whom you are dealing with, Ashcroft in the past have always been excellent, so I cant see that situation changing.

It might be a scam but it's the Aussie Government not DHL. A previous order this year before the rule change had not additional charges.

At the moment Ashcroft are not applying GST for sub $1K orders. I haven't had any orders over $1K... so no idea about those.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by inken_dave

Not a very interesting thread. Went looking for some of you who have imported items from Ashcroft Transmissions...

Just wondering what the protocol is for paying import duties and GST? I've ordered a rear locker, a centre ATB diff, and the MT82 shaft adaptor. About $2530...

Will Customs just contact me? Is there anything special I need to do....

Thanks!

This is a little old, but it's a salutary lesson in what happens when you don't do your homework. There are many suggestions as well. Importing stuff...Grrr...