Did Amazon USA not add Import Fee Deposit in your order at checkout
If not what's the import treshold in Australia for Tax to be paid on Imports
Amazon USA will use UPS or DHL so if tax not paid already with Amazon UPS/DHL very likely will request tax paymant when delivering
If I was to order from Amazon USA price is $125.99 + $28.90 shipping + Import fee deposit $38.69 = $193.48
In Euro's that's €168.90
Ordering UK edition direct from Amazon UK/HMV/Zavvi is cheaper £109.99
Arrow Films UK webstore early bird pre order price was £110 before it price increased to £125
My Amazon UK order free shipping as I'm a prime member for UK edition in Euro will be €129.98
Yes there is a gst same as your vat charge of 10% its like $13 or there about and i selected standard shipping at the time which was 9.99 or something.
But adding it all up it works out right now same price as what my zavvi order was. But if us dollar gets stronger and our dollar gets worse then im buggered.
But right now the usa dollars is better than gbp tp our dollar.
When we buy stuff from amazon au and are members of prime we get free delivery from amazon usa, we are still charged gst as thats why all Amazon sites stopped sending here 2 plus years ago as they can't be bothered to make changes.
Ebay same 10% added to what we buy out of Australia and few other retailers are doing same but many dont or just dont ship now.
I think if a retailer sells more than 75.000 au then they pay government gst.
But i could buy lots of stuff from retailers and have them sent to someone i know then forward to me and not get hit with gst, even group buys from various places or a bunch of items again no gst luckily then not bothered about that yet after few yrs but could change.
Its just big players etc who are required to pay government the gst mostly.
But old rule still stands if i got something or things over $1000 aud then there be fees.
But once paid be it through amazon usa or amazon au global store what paid is all thats required.
As i said this edition was pre ordered with amazon usa in feb im sure before virus was heard of or kicked off, but like most amazons they are not sending to much places now.
If i tried to order with amazon usa now i cant, even when items come in stock i cant but i can once in stock through amazon au global store.
But some items dont get offered.
The django arrow title i wanted to order this could not then it never come into stock to order through amazon au and missed out.
My fault i should have had it ordered and sent elsewhere but i had no idea it be pulled again.
Obviously buying in your currency and from uk is always going to be first choice same if we get same editions here which happens but very rarely.
But there are very few places who send here these days,i dont get from amazon Germany, uk,japan and been so a few yrs now and list goes on.
But its good zavvi are still an option just a shame there packing is crap also.
Yes as mention before arrow direct is good but i have missed some editions lately due to there shipping cost, unless its a good size order its worth it but no a single order.
I order all my arrow stuff direct but as items are so far apart on release dates sometimes if i wait to make a bigger order its gone.
Stuff from uk has also been taking longer to get here which is understandable during current times but items much quicker from usa.
In saying that some zavvi stuff have been hit or miss on how quick they came.
But as it stands amazon usa and zavvi are same price for me to here, but prior due to exchanges rates amazon usa was way more.