Hey burners.
I'm exploring my options for bringing a used eMTB in from the US. Yes, there's going to be some pretty high cost penalties in doing that, but it's not a bike I can find here in Australia in the exact version, size, condition. So it's really just a bit of an expensive treat to self!
Plenty of older posts and internet info on importing bikes, however, it all seems to refer to new. But I cant quite find confirming answers to my scenario and I have a heap of maybe 'over thinking' questions I thought others might be able to help with. Plenty of you must have brought used bikes in over the years.
1. Does anyone know the duty/GST implications with buying/importing a 'used' bicycle, be it eMTB/MTB/road/etc?
2. There is a Tariff Concussion on bicycles (i.e. no duty) but I believe is was removed for eMTBs back in 2018. As I'm looking to bring this particular eMTB in with no battery (to avoid the extra cost of a 'dangerous goods', will purchase new here), could it be reasonable to say if was in fact an MTB, not eMTB?
3. Any advice or tricks re how best to do it... Any shipping company recomendations? Worth the insured value risk but recuded taxes by declaring a lower $ value? Any other suggestions/advice for anyone that has done it.
I'm exploring my options for bringing a used eMTB in from the US. Yes, there's going to be some pretty high cost penalties in doing that, but it's not a bike I can find here in Australia in the exact version, size, condition. So it's really just a bit of an expensive treat to self!
Plenty of older posts and internet info on importing bikes, however, it all seems to refer to new. But I cant quite find confirming answers to my scenario and I have a heap of maybe 'over thinking' questions I thought others might be able to help with. Plenty of you must have brought used bikes in over the years.
1. Does anyone know the duty/GST implications with buying/importing a 'used' bicycle, be it eMTB/MTB/road/etc?
2. There is a Tariff Concussion on bicycles (i.e. no duty) but I believe is was removed for eMTBs back in 2018. As I'm looking to bring this particular eMTB in with no battery (to avoid the extra cost of a 'dangerous goods', will purchase new here), could it be reasonable to say if was in fact an MTB, not eMTB?
3. Any advice or tricks re how best to do it... Any shipping company recomendations? Worth the insured value risk but recuded taxes by declaring a lower $ value? Any other suggestions/advice for anyone that has done it.