G'day folks, I am thinking of doing an order with minispares from the UK. Does anyone know what the price limit is before customs get involved? The customs website seem to say $1k, but I'm not so sure.
Cheers

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If you POST it the limit supposedly is $1,000.
If sent via couriers- UPS, DHL etc it's $400 unless they've changed it.

Watch the post limit though- my (ex)customs spy told me they look harder at stuff that's worth over $600 or so.

Minispares likes using couriers, probably because they pick up, saves `em going to PO...

I always ask them to POST it. Much cheaper.

If UPS deliver, and it's near or over A$400 limit, it can cost you UPS handling charges this end too, + 15% sales tax and 10% GST...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

cheers for that dr mini. The order i am planning to do is about AUD$500 and wieghs roughly 10kg according to minispares. So if i ask them to post it they will?

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Howard: "You don't need a pen to be a writer Vince"
Vince: "I think you do"

I would not only ask them to post, but tell them WHY.
Works for me...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

They did change the limit and it is now $1000 no matter how it comes into the country, my whole car came in duty free it was $942

As doc said get them to post it its cheaper and just as fast

Jon

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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van

They usually won't post anything over 2kg. Only use couriers.

You could buy it in several orders

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68 Deluxe.... it's shiny..... I like shiny!!

i didnt know this, i buy from mini spares and its about 180p for 25 kg in the UK, thaats what i havebeen charged and my order came to 850,

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Probably much quicker with the post anyway as UPS is without a doubt the worst, slowest and least reliable company in the world (Second to the Baghdad road assistance service maybe). Plus mini spares have a habbit of not displaying your phone number clearly on the order, which is needed by UPS to contact you once its in Sydney and this causes a several weeks long delay with delivery every single time (in my experience).

feralsprint is right, the limit has been increased upto $1k. I emailed customs and they sent this back:


Just out of interest is there anyone in Perth wanting to do an order from minispares at the moment? Because freight can be quite big and it could help to split it up a bit.

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