以下為其回文: The sender will have to fill in a declared value on the outside of the package. Should the declared value be $1000 or over the camera will be liable for duty and GST. Should the declared value be under $1000 the camera will be free of duty and GST.
IMPORT PROCEDURES Your imported goods may arrive in Australia either by airfreight, express courier, sea cargo or via the post office. As such, the method of delivery will determine the Customs clearance formalities and charges. Irrespective of how your imported goods arrive in Australia, you will be required to lodge a formal Customs import declaration if their value is above $1,000, and to pay the calculated duty and taxes. Formal import declarations can be lodged either electronically or by document as follows:
* Electronic lodgement: obtain a digital certificate in order to communicate with Customs' electronic systems to complete a formal import declaration or engage the services of a customs broker (listed in the Yellow Pages); or * Documentary lodgement: go to the nearest Customs office and present the necessary documentation including evidence of identity.
Imported goods with a value of less than A$1000 arriving by post will be released duty and tax free by Customs for delivery direct to the addressee except for tobacco, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages or goods subject to import permit requirements. In these cases, you will be contacted and notified of the action you must take. Importing goods with a value of more than 1000AUD arriving by post will be held by Customs and a formal import declaration will be sent to the importer within 2-3 days of Customs holding the goods.
Imported goods arriving otherwise than by post will require the completion of a Self Assessed Clearance (SAC) declaration before clearance from Customs control SAC declarations can only be lodged electronically.
No cost recovery charges are imposed by Customs on SAC declarations but administrative/processing charges may be imposed by carriers acting on your behalf.
Where the carrier of your goods has sufficient information available to be satisfied that no duty or taxes apply and that no import permit is required, they may lodge the SAC declaration on your behalf.
If the carrier cannot, or will not, lodge a SAC declaration on your behalf, you may either obtain a digital certificate in order to communicate with Customs' electronic systems to enable you to lodge a SAC declaration or engage the services of a customs broker or bureau to lodge a SAC declaration on your behalf.
Regards, Michael Baker Senior Support Officer Customs Information and Support Centre