Buying 2nd Hand Stuff Online
- Thread starter cichlid
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WE are required to pay GST on any purchases above $400 with/without shipping costs
included. Hope it helps...
http://www.customs.gov.sg/leftNav/trad/cle/Internet+PurchasesPostal+Parcels.htm
included. Hope it helps...
http://www.customs.gov.sg/leftNav/trad/cle/Internet+PurchasesPostal+Parcels.htm
night86mare
Deregistered
with shipping costs included.
It should be clearly declared as 2nd hand item. But if it comes in shiny new box with all labels still attached ... customs is not stupid.
Numnumball
Senior Member
night86mare
Deregistered
Bro, just ask the seller to declare under $300 for u..
if you get caught though....
Gonna fine by customs.
I had on one occasion received a contest prize from the US, its way above $400 so I gotta pay GST at Paya Lebar customs office.
Then there are other occasion I had received insured package of even higher value, few Ks, and nobody asked me to pay anything.
I guess it a luck thing.
cichlid
Senior Member
From the govt web
Goods and Services Tax
There is a 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on all goods, inclusive of new articles, personal effects, souvenirs, gifts, food preparations and dutiable products, imported into Singapore. GST is calculated based on the CIF value of the goods plus all duties payable. If the invoice value of goods does not include insurance and freight charges, the postage charge paid for the goods is to be taken as freight and insurance charges, and is to be added to the invoice value of such invoice for calculation of GST payable.
GST relief is granted on goods, inclusive of new articles, personal effects, souvenirs, gifts and food preparations but excluding dutiable products, imported by post to a total value not exceeding $400. Where the value exceeds $400, the entire sum would be subject to GST.
Goods and Services Tax
There is a 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on all goods, inclusive of new articles, personal effects, souvenirs, gifts, food preparations and dutiable products, imported into Singapore. GST is calculated based on the CIF value of the goods plus all duties payable. If the invoice value of goods does not include insurance and freight charges, the postage charge paid for the goods is to be taken as freight and insurance charges, and is to be added to the invoice value of such invoice for calculation of GST payable.
GST relief is granted on goods, inclusive of new articles, personal effects, souvenirs, gifts and food preparations but excluding dutiable products, imported by post to a total value not exceeding $400. Where the value exceeds $400, the entire sum would be subject to GST.
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