Importing beer cartons @ $10 each, what's the catch?

Lbargainsftw on 02/02/2015 - 12:18
Last edited 02/02/2015 - 12:19

Hey everyone.

My mates and I were looking to get some cheap cartons from a wholesaler somewhere. We can across alibaba and found deals like a carton of Dutch-brewed Heinnikin for $10 each.

Are there hidden costs to this? If not, I can't understand why more people don't do it. Thanks in advance for the help

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  • RandomNinja on 02/02/2015 - 12:28
    +5

    FOB from my understanding is actually ex-freight, duties and customs…

    • [Deactivated] on 02/02/2015 - 12:42
      +1

      FOB means that the sender pays for loading of good and transportation to the departure port only for shipping.
      The recipient is responsible for the actually marine/other shipping, insurance, unloading, customs, duties, etc.

      So essentially they get it to the boat, and you pay for everything else from there.

  • 2jzzzz on 02/02/2015 - 12:53

    Still have to pay tax and duty to Customs. Would have to figure out what those costs are.

    • mskeggs on 02/02/2015 - 13:22

      Duty on beer is approx 50c per stubby, when I looked into it a couple of years ago. It is indexed to inflation so will be more now.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/02/2015 - 17:23

        Would be something like:

        A$10 per case
        + A$14.127 duty per case (duty for >3% ABV is $47.09/L of alcohol. 6L beer x 5% ABV = 0.3L alcohol)
        + A$2.4127 GST
        = A$26.54 per case

        Also,
        + shipping/insurance
        + GST on the shipping/insurance

        (There's no <$1000 GST concession for alcohol - you have to pay GST on the total of cost of goods + duty + shipping/insurance.)

  • WatchNerd on 02/02/2015 - 13:24

    It would be cheaper to brew your own.
    Get your mates to all chip in for a starter kit, after that it can cost less than $20.00 for 24 long necks.

    • bargainsftw on 02/02/2015 - 14:26

      We are at college so we'd probably get kicked iut

      • WatchNerd on 02/02/2015 - 14:32
        +1

        It's not illegal?

      • nephilim on 02/02/2015 - 16:20

        http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Umqombothi ;) (Mielie Meal = corn flour)

      • mskeggs on 02/02/2015 - 21:09
        +2

        Mate, I' ve been home brewing since I was 17. Get into it if you like beer.

        • [Deactivated] on 03/02/2015 - 13:51
          +1

          Dunno if the OP 'likes beer' as much as they like the effects of beer ;) lol

        • bargainsftw on 04/02/2015 - 22:01

          @waterlogged turnip: I do not appreciate the taste of Hammer and Tongs but I appreciate the taste of good beer but cannot afford it

  • watts on 02/02/2015 - 13:28

    if it sounds too good to be true then you've either made a mistake or it's a scam. In this case you're understanding of FOB isn't correct (and it's probably a scam too)

    http://actlogisticsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/FOB.jp…

  • bargainsftw on 02/02/2015 - 14:29
    +2

    Thanks everyone you've helped a lot. Think I'll stick to the $30 Hammer and Tong cartons from Liquorland.

  • rbrb on 03/02/2015 - 08:52

    Aldi sells 24 bottles of Saint Etienne for $30. Tastes much better than Hammer and Tongs. They also have cans for cheaper than that.

    • bargainsftw on 03/02/2015 - 12:59

      30 cans of Saint Etienne?

      • Daniel Plainview on 03/02/2015 - 20:23

        No, the cheaper cans are Rivet - a relatively poor beer made in Vietnam.

        • rbrb on 04/02/2015 - 08:47

          Yeah the cans in Aldi are pretty bad. Saint Etienne is the only beer I buy from there.

        • bargainsftw on 04/02/2015 - 22:02

          @boggie: What common beer would you compare Saint Etienne to?

        • rbrb on 15/03/2015 - 10:18

          @bargainsftw: tastes like Stella more or less. It's that stronger lager range.

  • Davros on 04/02/2015 - 22:05

    carton of Dutch-brewed Heinnikin for $10 each."

    Yeah well, clearly it is not the real deal
    Someone got the spelling wrong, it should be Heineken

    • bargainsftw on 05/02/2015 - 02:30

      really, really good pick up there mate. thanks for the contribution

  • altomic on 06/02/2015 - 01:25

    Überbrau from first choice liquor is a really decent beer. $30 a slab.

  • frondono on 14/03/2015 - 18:53

    oettinger 24x500ml are good value for money. they sell them at bws and dan murphys

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