i am looking at getting some disc brakes sent over from there. has anyone ever delt with them ? if so how long did you have to wait before they finally got the parts assembled them and delivered them? thanks.

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Mini Clubman 72 aka Juno 998cc

My understanding is there is a lot of guys on here ordering from there.
With the strong dollar you're crazy not to.
Fairly quick service too from what I have read. A few members have orders wheels, rims, etc etc.

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You can't drive your shares on the weekend...

Is there any import tax?

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

depends on how much you spend?

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You can't drive your shares on the weekend...

Spend less than AU$1000 on any shipment - No GST.

Is it how much we spend on the products or the products and postage?

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

Value of the products alone. Postage is a service provided by a separate entity and not included in the value of the goods.

Alright, cheers, now i need to get this past the bosses (my parents)

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77 mini sunshine: the slow build continues
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=70699

Have a word to 74 snail, you dont have to pay any import taxes on products labeled reproduction parts for vehicle parts 30 years or older. So you can spend $4000 and dont have to pay taxes.

However, if you go over $1000 value and get pinged by customs, they will charge import duty on the goods + GST on the total including the postage/freight.
Ask me how I know... (and back then the limit was nowhere near this high).

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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.

hey the discs i wanted to get comes to 700 british pounds.. so that's 1050 australian.. i didn't knoww there was also an import tax... and then + the gst?? mmm. >_<

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Mini Clubman 72 aka Juno 998cc

Don't ask them to falsify the value on the customs declaration, its fraud and a lot of retailers get understandably narky if you ask them to break the law. However if you explain the rules to them they can often find a way to either ship them in seperate consignments a few days apart (you might still get pinged if they arrive too close together), or to give you enough of a 'discount' to get you under the $1000 mark.

Tim

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1951 Morris Commercial J Type Van
1955 BSA C11G
1961 Morris Mini Traveller
1969 Triumph TR6R
1977 Leyland Moke Californian

Ask nicely and they might take $51 AUS off the price. They do this sometimes for people over here because then they are still making a profit

Also bear in mind that they have a Value Added Tax over there - same as out GST - so make sure you're looking at the non-tax price as it will be lower for us buying from here instead of their domestic customers.

Bought a set of 10x6 untralights with a008 tyres and wheelnuts. Just under $700 landed to my door. Took a week to arrive. Bolted them on and now i need bigger flares so jumped on and bought some bigger ones should be here in a week i expect.

No problems

Brenton

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