I'm currently overseas and need to send some stuff back to Australia. It will arrive home before me. It will be a mixture of:
- things I exported from Australia (clothes, an old laptop)
- clothes I bought overseas
- books, sporting equipment bought overseas
I've been away less than 12 months.
I can see two sets of rules on the customs website. The first says that if I import goods worth less than $1000 they are exempt from duty. The second says that if I am sending personal effects home, then personal effects like clothes will be exempt, but things like books and sporting equipment will be subject to duty (if away less than 12 months). However, I can't see any document that refers to both these rules simultaneously. That is, if I send a parcel with all the above, will it be exempt from duty if the value of the books and sporting equipment is less than $1000? Should I split the parcels some way? Will it make a difference it goes via post or courier?
- things I exported from Australia (clothes, an old laptop)
- clothes I bought overseas
- books, sporting equipment bought overseas
I've been away less than 12 months.
I can see two sets of rules on the customs website. The first says that if I import goods worth less than $1000 they are exempt from duty. The second says that if I am sending personal effects home, then personal effects like clothes will be exempt, but things like books and sporting equipment will be subject to duty (if away less than 12 months). However, I can't see any document that refers to both these rules simultaneously. That is, if I send a parcel with all the above, will it be exempt from duty if the value of the books and sporting equipment is less than $1000? Should I split the parcels some way? Will it make a difference it goes via post or courier?