Thread: L322 TORQUE CONVERTER

Ebay purchase, so not regular supply I would think. Inland freight in USA will depend where next one comes from?To?
Shipping_ I am trying this USAtoAUS company who are on net; advertise a gearbox at $250 + duty + GST (and what else+++; have to wait and see.)

Once it's done- say, 3 months ( shipping is 1 1/2-2 months) all being equal, I will advise here if all works.

Originally Posted by donrover0

Shipping_ I am trying this USAtoAUS company who are on net; advertise a gearbox at $250 + duty + GST (and what else+++; have to wait and see.)

"duty" - no such thing!

Since John Howard organised a FTA with USA there is no duty or restriction on the vast majority of imports/exports between USA and Aus!

Remember the bad old days when it was virtually impossible to import a car/truck from USA and the duty was about 150% - well following the FTA it is just a matter of getting it here and paying GST if it is over $1k in value.

Originally Posted by Daniel

"duty" - no such thing!

Um - yes there is, and you do have to pay it under certain circumstances - whether or not Donrover0 has to pay it is another story. Customs duty is payable at 5% of the value of the goods if it is required to be paid.

See the FAQ - http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/re...sbypostfaq.pdf - Feb 09 - but this is still their current FAQ on this subject. Well after little John had his dirty paws all over it...

Not the 150% it used to be, but duty certainly still exists...

Originally Posted by bacicat2000

Um - yes there is, and you do have to pay it under certain circumstances - whether or not Donrover0 has to pay it is another story. Customs duty is payable at 5% of the value of the goods if it is required to be paid.

See the FAQ - http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/re...sbypostfaq.pdf - Feb 09 - but this is still their current FAQ on this subject. Well after little John had his dirty paws all over it...

Not the 150% it used to be, but duty certainly still exists...

Looks like I'll have to spell it out for you
FTA = free trade agreement
free trade = no duty

To he who knows all ( ?)

I have to pay 5% duty on this transmission (as well as GST) because the box was NOT made in USA.

All 5L50E's made in France.

You can learn something new every day?

I'm 60 in a few months and I am still learning, just easier to sort out the wheat from the chaff these days.

Originally Posted by Daniel

Looks like I'll have to spell it out for you
FTA = free trade agreement
free trade = no duty

Looks like donrover0 spelt it out for you...

If you choose to think the customs web site is wrong, feel free to email them and let them know that you know more about customs law than they do...

Originally Posted by bacicat2000

Looks like donrover0 spelt it out for you...

If you choose to think the customs web site is wrong, feel free to email them and let them know that you know more about customs law than they do...

Gav, is this another case of only one wire going to your brake pad wear sensor?

Maybe I have to spell it out to you?

A friend has just imported a brand new $75k truck from USA and paid 0% duty - FTA!

It is immaterial if the tranny was manufactured in EU or wherever. If the goods are being sold in USA and paid for in USA and then traded (sent) to Aus then 0 duty is payable!

Of course Juliar Gillard will be more than happy to accept your 5% duty as she needs all the help with (mis)managing the economy she can get.

As someone who has spend lots and lots of time researching the in and outs of importing a Yacht (300k+), I can confidently say that it does mater where it was built, I have enquired about buying from a US state and only vessels manufactured in the US are covered by the FTA. Buy a French, or Sth Afican built boat from the US dealer and duty is due. Buy a US built yacht from anywhere in the world and no duty is due. No difference if its new or used. Customs Broker agrees, when it arrives even if it is sailed in on its bum, customs won’t release the boat until these conditions (and many others) are met. Aus customs want a “Builders Certificate”.

I would think cars and major parts that are easy to trace a build country would be covered by the same rulings.

From what I understand the ruling goes on where the 'major' product was built - eg buy a boat that was built in the US and fitted with engines from EU and no duty is due because they only look at where the 'boat' was built.