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#113 DirtyFrank

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Posted 05 April 2012 - 03:56

View PostCavendish, on 01 March 2012 - 12:29 , said:

Just don't order complete bike - the tax is insane

Add +/- 37%

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Posted 05 April 2012 - 04:00

View Postkandui, on 05 April 2012 - 10:47 , said:

Just curious. Seems like 29er tyres are getting more and more expensive these days and I have never imported my own because I thought one needed an Import Permit , like for Car tyres. Turns out you don't and they are Duty Free, so I am thinking of going out there are ordering a bunch. Perhaps for re-sale as well.

I ordered from bike24 and paid normal i think 15.4% on tyres

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#115 janslabbert

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 01:28

How does it work if I buy something on e-bay? If I pay R100 for a cycling shirt on e-bay, do I calculate the tax on R100 or on what SARS estimate a similar item in SA would cost, eg. R400?

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 05:54

SARS use the invoice price, excluding shipment cost. SA item cost is not considered at all. I would stay away from e-bay though, really no reason to buy from there... If you want to import cycling good use Chainreactioncycles, Jensonusa, competitivecyclist.com even AMAZON stocks parts..

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 09:43

View Postjanslabbert, on 14 May 2012 - 01:28 , said:

How does it work if I buy something on e-bay? If I pay R100 for a cycling shirt on e-bay, do I calculate the tax on R100 or on what SARS estimate a similar item in SA would cost, eg. R400?
What TheV said is correct. The only potential spanner in the works is if SARS thinks the value of the item has been under-declared e.g. you paid R500, but the shipper 'generously' decides to declare it as being valued at R5 and SARS thinks this value is suspect. CRC etc. will not under-declare items, but eBay sellers are usually a bit less scrupulous in this regard.

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 10:44

I've just spoken to the peeps at the International Mail Centre, and my VAT on my CRC order works out to 13.6%... plus there's a helmet in there which they must have missed...

hells yeah!