And don’t forget that Customs include freight costs and any customs agents fees in that AUD 1000 figure. If you are over, Customs bases its fees on the landed price of the shipment, not just on the nett price of the shipment. I have learnt that to my cost.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 25/08/2010, at 8:37 PM, Chris Charles wrote:
The current import GST free cut-off is $1000. You may still get a note from customs directing you to their web site & instruction to complete multiple forms even though the cost (not including postage) is less than $1000. However if you email them instead with the invoice & the notice ID they will politely apologise for inconveniencing you for the delay. – daunting bureaucracy but delightful to talk to was my experience – your mileage may vary.
Chris Charles 0412 911 184 licole@ozemail.com.au 33deg 47’30″S 151deg10’09″E
On 25/08/2010, at 4:44 PM, Stewart Ford wrote:
> B&H is great. They were selling the older monarchs for USD120 last > year – a steal compared to aus pricing, even with postage. For more > expensive items customs will want 10% GST + about $50 handling > charge; it’s best to check with them what the cutoff price is, from > memory it’s around $500. > > Stewart > > On 25/08/2010, at 12:54, Peter Shute wrote: > >> I’ve recently bought a pair of Nikon Monarch III 8×42’s. The >> labelling of the various Monarch series seems to vary a bit, so >> it’s likely that they’re actually the same ones you mention, unless >> they still have old stock. The III series is a current model, as is >> the X series. >> >> My previous pair were Bushnell 8×42 porros, which I liked but found >> the focusing very stiff, as is apparently normal for waterproof >> porros. I’m happy with the new ones, they seem as good although I >> miss the wider view of the Bushnells. They’re certainly ok for the >> price. Not sure how they compare to the 10x42s. >> >> The big problem with the 10x56s (not x50 in the current series) is >> that the minimum focusing distance is 10m. The 8x42s are 2.5m, not >> sure about the 10x42s. I don’t need them to focus as close as 2.5m, >> but I think I’d find 10m a bit restrictive at times. >> >> I bought mine online, from B&H in the US, who are selling the >> 10x42s for US$299. They arrived within a week, from memory, and I >> could track the parcel location the whole way online. I’d prefer to >> buy locally, but you can’t ignore a price difference that high. See: >> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/671383-REG/Nikon_7295_Monarch_ATB_10x42_Binocular.html >> >> To be sure you aren’t buying old stock, the III series has a big >> sticker on top of the right hand barrel saying that it has >> dielectric coatings, whatever they are. >> >> You should find a few discussions about them in the Nikon >> binoculars forum of birdforum. Here’s a link to a slightly >> obsessive thread I started there about identifying the various >> Monarch series: >> http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=1840863&postcount=17 >> >> For what it’s worth, I never leave anything on the roof of the car, >> there’s almost no chance I’ll remember it’s there. >> >> Peter Shute >> >>> —–Original Message—– >>> From: birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au >>> [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Bob Dawson >>> Sent: Wednesday, 25 August 2010 1:57 PM >>> To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au >>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Nikon Monarchs and don’t put your >>> binos on the car roof! >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> >>> >>> I am in the market for a new pair of binos having driven off >>> after stupidly leaving my Bushnells on the top of the car >>> while doing some spot lighting on a recent trip to Darwin. >>> Not a great loss as they were a 10 year old $200 pair on >>> their last legs and I was about to replace them anyway. >>> Still, not the way I wanted them to go out. I would have >>> preferred having them as a spare! >>> >>> >>> >>> I cannot justify the cost of one of the really top pairs >>> available so I was looking at the Nikon 10×42 Monarch DCF HP >>> WP which retail here for about $750 odd. I have a small 10×25 >>> Nikon pair that I use for travelling and find them great. I >>> have looked at the archives and the Monarch seems to get a >>> pretty good rap from most people that have them but the >>> postings I have found are all over 3 years old. >>> >>> >>> >>> Are they still a good buy? Or is there another pair that >>> people think are as good or even better? Also, I would >>> actually prefer 10x50s, do people think there is much benefit >>> with the extra? >>> >>> >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> >>> >>> >>> Bob Dawson >>> >>> =============================== >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >>> send the message: >>> unsubscribe >>> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >>> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >>> >>> http://birding-aus.org >>> =============================== >>> ============================== >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, >> send the message: >> unsubscribe >> (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) >> to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au >> >> http://birding-aus.org >> ============================== > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > ===============================
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