Unless your parcel actually cleared the custom on Dec 31st it doesn't really make sense to me. Shouldn't the custom tax stuffs based on the date when the items clear the custom? How about if I travelled back to HK in Nov 2007 and come back let say in Feb 2008 what rate would they charge for GST? 6% or 5%?
That's the same for exchange rate. When I ordered things overseas they always use the exchange rate on the date when the parcels clear the custom (not by the invoice date or the order date).
Believe it or not, there is really no rule on how duties are being charged.
I have bought lenses a few times overseas, no duties, just GST + PST.
But I was charged 5% duties on a flash just a few months ago.
That means with 6%GST and 7%PST the total came to 18%.
Even the official duty "price list" says 0% duty on flashes.
why don't you print out the duty 'price list' and show them?
it could be a mistake? they do all the time...
At that time I was declaring the new flash I bought overseas when I was back from vacation. I didn't want to make them angry and decided to search all over my luggage or even to blacklist me.
發表於 2007-12-27 17:36
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