Buying iPhone 15 at Sydney airport Duty Free

[muppet]

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I suppose even if I paid duty, I'd still save ~$81 in GST since the first $900 should still be duty-free.

Just thought I’d leave this here to prevent any surprises

What happens if I exceed the duty free limits?​

If you exceed Australia’s duty free limits, duty and tax will apply on all items of that type (general goods, alcohol or tobacco), not just the goods over the limit.

 

[DC3]

Just thought I’d leave this here to prevent any surprises

Yes. It’s been that way as far as I can remember, Some people are just not aware of the rules.

 

[SYD]

Yes. It’s been that way as far as I can remember, Some people are just not aware of the rules.

It gets a little more complicated when it’s not so much the rules but how they’re enforced.

When booze was 1L, you could easily declare 2 or 3L and get waved through or worse case pay on the excess (using the most expensive item first as your tax free allowance).

When they changed the limit to 2.25L they also implemented a process of charging you the tax on the total if you exceeded the limit - with no concession at all (similar to what was mentioned above).

I’ve not tested this since the change - some 10 or so years now?

 

[serfty]

It gets a little more complicated when it’s not so much the rules but how they’re enforced.

When booze was 1L, you could easily declare 2 or 3L and get waved through or worse case pay on the excess (using the most expensive item first as your tax free allowance).

When they changed the limit to 2.25L they also implemented a process of charging you the tax on the total if you exceeded the limit - with no concession at all (similar to what was mentioned above).

I’ve not tested this since the change - some 10 or so years now?

Back 'then' you had a $50 leeway to use along with 1 x 1.125L , 200 cigarettes and $450. The $50 generally enabled another 1.125L or another carton or another $500. (e.g. 2 x 1.125L, 2 Cartons, $950)