Raspberry Pi Taxes?

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Did anyone else pay taxes on importing their Raspberry Pi? I just got a collection slip from the post office and there is a R416.46 fee attached to it! Not a chance in hell I'm paying more for taxes than for the Pi.
 
Your Pi on the invoice was without tax.
Come customs, you have to pay 14% VAT,duties and the handling fees applicable to whatever else you might have ordered with it.
 
froot said:
Your Pi on the invoice was without tax.
Come customs, you have to pay 14% VAT,duties and the handling fees applicable to whatever else you might have ordered with it.
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I realise that, just would have expected more people to complain if they taxes were more than the Pi...
 
I didn't pay any additional duties/taxes on mine, so I guess I got lucky.
 
It could be the SD card, but that would be about a 450% fee on the card... Think the post office would give me a fee break down?
 
I didn't have to pay anything over the cost of the Pi + shipping.
 
Was yours purchased via RS Components?
I am also assuming that it was normal delivery from UK and not courier.

Mines was recently posted -took 20 days to get to me, but didn't pay a dime.
 
unwired said:
Was yours purchased via RS Components?
I am also assuming that it was normal delivery from UK and not courier.

Mines was recently posted -took 20 days to get to me, but didn't pay a dime.
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Yip, RS Components. What extras did you order with the Pi?
 
R416.46?! Jikes. Are you sure? Because that is beyond excessive. You can always give customs a call and they can give you a breakdown and then you will know where it all went wrong...
 
ld13 said:
R416.46?! Jikes. Are you sure? Because that is beyond excessive. You can always give customs a call and they can give you a breakdown and then you will know where it all went wrong...
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Not a 100% sure, but on the collection slip it states, and I quote:
"Amount due R: 416.16"

I'm going to the post office tomorrow, so I'll know then.
 
It would help to know for which shops the post office charge and which they don't.
 
We were three at work that ordered Pi's, I paid R286.79 taxes on mine, another guy paid R78.44 for his and the other guy paid R15.00 :wtf: And all out package contents were the same.

It is clear that they didn't send everyone on the same 5 week calculator training course there at customs.
 
werfie said:
We were three at work that ordered Pi's, I paid R286.79 taxes on mine, another guy paid R78.44 for his and the other guy paid R15.00 :wtf: And all out package contents were the same.

It is clear that they didn't send everyone on the same 5 week calculator training course there at customs.
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:wtf:
 
I purchase quite a lot of electronic and photographic equipment from overseas via eBay and other online retailers. It has become clear to me that there is absolutely no logic nor system to the customs charges that are applied to the goods I receive. It is almost impossible to predict what they will charge when I go fetch my parcels at the post office. I've had the same devices delivered on three separate occasions from the same supplier at the same price, yet been charged three different amounts at the post office.
Nevermind the fact that goods get stuck in Customs for ages these days...

Having said that though, I've actually been inside the Customs office at OR Tambo, and it doesn't surprise me: that place is an absolute shambles. Even Home Affairs puts them to shame these days. Customs falls under SARS, yet the rest of SARS is so organised these days - I wish they'd take a stab at sorting out the Customs office.
 
Tygerr said:
I purchase quite a lot of electronic and photographic equipment from overseas via eBay and other online retailers. It has become clear to me that there is absolutely no logic nor system to the customs charges that are applied to the goods I receive. It is almost impossible to predict what they will charge when I go fetch my parcels at the post office. I've had the same devices delivered on three separate occasions from the same supplier at the same price, yet been charged three different amounts at the post office.
Nevermind the fact that goods get stuck in Customs for ages these days...

Having said that though, I've actually been inside the Customs office at OR Tambo, and it doesn't surprise me: that place is an absolute shambles. Even Home Affairs puts them to shame these days. Customs falls under SARS, yet the rest of SARS is so organised these days - I wish they'd take a stab at sorting out the Customs office.
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Worth contacting SARS? I would like a break down of what they're charging me for. I'm on the verge of returning my Pi because of this.
 
xera said:
My dad n I ordered 2, to the same post box.

His, was R85

Mine, just received slip now, is R 242 :wtf:
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Ridiculous... I email SARS asking for a break down of the costs.
 
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