This is what you should know before importing the Google Pixel 5

[Bradley Prior]

This is what you should know before importing the Google Pixel 5

Google recently launched the Pixel 5 smartphone, which offers great value for its price.

The Pixel 5 is the most powerful handset Google has ever released and is powered by a Snapdragon 765G with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

 

[skimread]

What is luxury tax?

 

[genetic]

What is luxury tax?

Local import duties.

 

[RudderVator]

Would have been great if they could just give a ballpark figure or method of calculating the tax. VAT is easy but what about the rest for a smartphone?

Local import duties.

 

[RonSwanson]

What is luxury tax?

Luxury tax is the price that you, as a citizen of a shithole country, pay to thieving ANC membas, which they disguise as taxes and then steal to fund their own opulent luxury lifestyles. AKA "fruitless and wasteful expenditure" and "unauthorised expenditure" in AG reports.

 

[genetic]

Luxury tax is the price that you, as a citizen of a shithole coutry, pay to thieving ANC membas, which they disguise as taxes and then use it to fund their own opulent luxury lifestyles. AKA "friutless and wasteful expenditure" and "unauthorised expenditure" in AG reports.

So what do they call it in other countries?

 

[RonSwanson]

So what do they call it in other countries?

Avna Klew.

 

[randomcat]

What is luxury tax?

Ad Valorem Products include, amongst others, Motor Vehicles, Electronic Equipment, Cosmetics, Perfumeries and other products generally regarded as “luxury items” and are subject to the payment of Ad Valorem Excise Duty if used within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
It's about 9% last I checked.

 

[j4ck455]

Where is that Takealot dominance now when we need Takealot to sell Google Pixel phones with a locally supported warranty?

 

[genetic]

Where is that Takealot dominance now when we need Takealot to sell Google Pixel phones with a locally supported warranty?

The Pixel is only sold in 9 countries across the globe - so that's 186 countries (including SA) that doesn't get Pixel love... so don't expect any local support.

 

[j4ck455]

The Pixel is only sold in 9 countries across the globe - so that's 186 countries (including SA) that doesn't get Pixel love... so don't expect any local support.

Takealot used to sell one of the Pixel models (grey import I suspect), I realise that a locally backed warranty is asking a bit much but everyone else in SA from the EFF to unions make all sorts of demands everyday and they usually get their way.

 

[Danie_V]

Ironic that MyBroadband just featured Connected Devices not so long back at https://mybroadband.co.za/news/smar...th-africa-prices-and-warranties-compared.html but it's not mentioned as an option...

 

[DHimself]

I was just going to mention as well, Connected Devices sold me my OnePlus not too long ago. It would be easy buying the Pixel through them.

 

[Dave]

Ad Valorem Products include, amongst others, Motor Vehicles, Electronic Equipment, Cosmetics, Perfumeries and other products generally regarded as “luxury items” and are subject to the payment of Ad Valorem Excise Duty if used within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
It's about 9% last I checked.

15% according to this post

Did some digging and found that the Tax we pay on a smartphone is high.

Import costs​

Although certain exceptions may be made for particular cellphones, SARS regards smartphones as luxury items.

As such, importing them from another country will incur certain import taxes.

There are three fees a buyer should add to the listed price of a smartphone when purchasing it from an international source.

These are as follows:

• Ad valorem/luxury tax of 15% on the listed price.
• Duty tax of 7% on top of the list price with added luxury tax.
• 15% VAT on the total amount after both luxury and duty tax.

“For a round figure, a device costing R10,000 (excl. shipping), would arrive at a cost of approximately R12,750 (excl. shipping) but including VAT,” Levitan said.

 

[backstreetboy]

Google recently launched the Pixel 5 smartphone, which offers great value for its price.

Bahahahahahaha! MyBB crack me up. The Pixel 4a offers great value. The 5 not so much.

 

[SWB]

I just wanted to know the costs.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

What if you import the phone for the sole purpose of being a paperweight and you solemnly swear to only use it as such, does the "luxury tax" still apply?

 

[Yakumo01]

Not worth importing. Such a poor effort from Google