I Hate Customs

[400HP]

Well my car arrived last nite to find out today from my customs agent that my car has been audited. Apparently this is "random" and is generated automatically by a "computer". So i asked the agent what needs to be done...

First customs wants us to organise an independant valuer to value the car..... and then I pay tax on that value (although I've been told that sometimes the value can come in less than what is declared I doubt this will be the case). Also I have to pay for the valuation myself.... why the f*ck should I pay for it since I have all documentation and receipts to prove the cost of the car... that is BS for one. So lets say someone finds a really good deal in Japan and gets the car here for cheap and then some d*ckhead goes "NO you can't do that.... since I have a shitter car than you or because I am inadequately sized you'll have to pay more tax".

This will prolong the time that the car sits on the dock in which case I again have to pay for the car sitting on the docks while the d*ckhead customs organise themselves.... and has anyone noticed how BS the tax is.... first all cars under $55K get taxed at 15% for customs duty tax.... then this amount is FURTHER taxed at 10% GST.... hold on.... isn't that tax being payed on tax? WTF?

Well now that I've vented I feel better..... has this happened to anyone else??

[EnricoPalazzo]

Just curious, but who/how did u go about importing.

Did u have a broker in japan or do u know someone.

Thanks