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Just to clarify a few thongs here from import experience:
I bought in a William Optics 110ED, I won it on US ebay for US$1025, and it converted at US$0.92 to the AUS$, that made it about AUS$1100 landed cost, so GST is payable - no freight included in these prices.
My complication came about because WO did not put an invoice on the outside of the box - customs will not open it to retrieve it, so I had to go thru manual declarations as to its value (extra $$$ for the manual process!).
So tip number one is always get them to put an invoice for customs clearance purpose on the box.
This one above will come in sea freight so a customs clearance agent will be required (from $50-100 I believe) but no GST will be payable as long as it falls under the AUS$1000 mark. No duty is payable on scopes, I have imported 2 WO scopes with no duty charged.
Cheers, Alex
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