u/sunsdeadweight

Hello, I have recently purchased a very expensive collectible from Japan and I will be charged import tax as it cost over 1000 AUD. I have no problem with this. However, the sender will use DHL to send the item, and last time I bought something this expensive with DHL they charged me over $300. (The item in this case was worth just over $1000.)

I paid the tax that time, but I truly believe DHL tacked on an extra $100+ in their own “handling fees” on top of the actual tax I paid. This item is even more expensive so I really don’t want to have to pay $500+ when the actual tax is only around 200-300. (Of course if that’s the actual number the government needs I have no choice and I’ll pay it to release my item). Is there any way I can pay the money directly to border force or whoever needs it without having to be extorted by DHL?

Posting here as I live in Perth. Hopefully somebody is more knowledgeable than me on this!

Hello, I have recently purchased a very expensive collectible from Japan and I will be charged import tax as it cost over 1000 AUD. I have no problem with this. However, the sender will use DHL to send the item, and last time I bought something this expensive with DHL they charged me over $300. (The item in this case was worth just over $1000.)

I paid the tax that time, but I truly believe DHL tacked on an extra $100+ in their own “handling fees” on top of the actual tax I paid. This item is even more expensive so I really don’t want to have to pay $500+ when the actual tax is only around 200-300. (Of course if that’s the actual number the government needs I have no choice and I’ll pay it to release my item). Is there any way I can pay the money directly to border force or whoever needs it without having to be extorted my DHL?