So I am down to getting the last couple of parts for my new PC, The SSD and the graphics card. I will be getting the Samsung 950 Pro from Msy because it is incredibly cheap for some reason but I am going to buy the GPU online. I have been watching prices over the last month or so and believe that next week will be the best time to buy with the titan X coming out ( I will be getting either the 1070/1080 ) So before I do that I need to know, Will I be slugged with any import charges? I have bought lots of cheap things from overseas but with a graphics card going to set my back at least $600 (1070)its foreign territory.
Import Fees on Graphics Cards
JustASmoothSkin on 01/08/2016 - 18:28
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As long as the import value (cost of product and shipping) is less than 1000AUD (perhaps 750USD-ish) for the package you won't be slugged with GST and duties(?) on import
Cheers, Only things (Albeit I only checked two things) I could find was a duty calculator and an old whirlpool post from 2004 and both were hinting at least $120 worth of charges.
And that would pretty much negate the savings I would get from buying overseas.
The limit is $1,000 value… in Australian currency… with the property value in Australia… doesn't include shipping.
But if you are doing this for business purposes (ie buying AUD$999 worth of collectible figurines, and each figurine costs 10 cents, and you plan on selling one for $2, that's considered doing import business and you have to pay Duty fees).
And if you are found to be importing for business, or exceeding the limit, it means you have to pay the Duty fee which is 10% of the Australia property value in Australian Dollars (and sometimes an extra $10, $50, or $100 on top, not exactly sure).That is why importing a new luxury car is a bad idea, since you go through all the hassle only to pay the same cost (or more!).
With that said, Customs scan through so many items with few little staff, that many things get overlooked.
They won't go out and research that the GPU you buy costs AUD$1,050 value in Australia, and rightfully tax you.
On top of that, some items that get shipped from America, they cost $950 in USA currency but the paperwork doesn't quite make the discrepancy, so the staff overlook it…despite the item actually costing in $1,250 AUD.
Sometimes… they don't even look at the item, and you could be illegally importing drugs if they didn't catch it on initial screening.With all that said, I wish you Good Luck!
Actually, you only have to pay import tax if the value of the item costs more than $1k. If shipping pushes the total to over $1k, you are still fine. The tax is calculated based on the value of the item plus the shipping cost.
Example 1: An EVGA GTX 1080 FTW (side note: you should only go for EVGA since the others don't have international warranty) goes for $975 but shipping is $50. Since hte value is <$1k, you won't have to pay import tax.
Example 2: You buy 2 x 1070s which goes for around $1050 and shipping is $50, you will have to pay $1100 + $110 (10%) = $1210.Username checks out, Cheers bro. So side question guess no international warranty on the Asus Strix? Seems to overclock pretty well.
Decided to read a few reddit threads (Hooray for reddit) and seems the evga ftw should overclock better, and they are very kind with warranty sometimes even replacing the card with a newer model which is certainly more appealing than what I would get with Asus. Cheers again for the idea.
I wouldn't worry too much about overclocking capability for the 1080. They're all limited to 1.25V so they all pretty much reach ~2000Mhz or so but not much further. This was a safety factor they implemented due to the smaller size of the die.
You can go for whatever brand you want but just keep in mind that if it's not EVGA (i.e. the Asus Strix you mentioned), the warranty process may be a bit more costly and involved.
Good luck and enjoy your purchase. :)
Yeah, I purchased a GTX970 from Newegg in September last year for $475 AU i think, no customs charges….. just a 2 month wait while Aust Post couldn't figure out the difference between "attempting to deliver" and "being worthless".
Just quickly throwing this into the comments, I will most likely be buying from Newegg US or Amazon US.