Well, didn't I come unstuck recently!
I used to go way over the limit, with booze and ciggies....
Recently, I bought 3 x 1125mls. bottles of spirits back from NZ (into Sydney)
I got hit with over $100. in duty tax!!!!
I offered to 'surrender' one of the bottles, thereby making my imports totally legal, with no duty payable.... oh, no! Too bad, because once you're into their 'holding area' where they are assessing you, they won't let you surrender anything, nor 'turn back' to dump or 'give away' anything excess!!!
So, I wound up with a $125. bottle of white Jim Beam, that I could of brought in Sydney for about $50. or so (1125mls.)
Morale of the story....
STICK TO THE LIMIT OF 2.25litres EXACTLY.... or you'll pay dearly, not just on the one or two bottles excess..... but the WHOLE LOT you have with you!!!!
(sniff, sniff!!) (tears trickling down my checks).....
I used to go way over the limit, with booze and ciggies....
Recently, I bought 3 x 1125mls. bottles of spirits back from NZ (into Sydney)
I got hit with over $100. in duty tax!!!!
I offered to 'surrender' one of the bottles, thereby making my imports totally legal, with no duty payable.... oh, no! Too bad, because once you're into their 'holding area' where they are assessing you, they won't let you surrender anything, nor 'turn back' to dump or 'give away' anything excess!!!
So, I wound up with a $125. bottle of white Jim Beam, that I could of brought in Sydney for about $50. or so (1125mls.)
Morale of the story....
STICK TO THE LIMIT OF 2.25litres EXACTLY.... or you'll pay dearly, not just on the one or two bottles excess..... but the WHOLE LOT you have with you!!!!
(sniff, sniff!!) (tears trickling down my checks).....