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I had to call my Customs broker today and he questioned me on a car my mate is bringing in under the 15 year rule.

I had to answer to customs if a, All costs were declared including storage and b, If a Broker's fee was paid.

Customs are cracking doen on this boat on personal cars coming from Japan so make sure you have all your docs.

This month it took 3 weeks for a Soarer to clear customs as the owner didnt declare storage and it held the car up with the owner having to pay storage here on the docks as well.

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Don't you have to show them your telegraph-transfer papers as proof?

Or is it like you said, with the owner only declaring whatever they want? Sorta like when you transfer a car into your name here locally in Australia and you put market value price on the forms?

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Don't you have to show them your telegraph-transfer papers as proof?  

Or is it like you said, with the owner only declaring whatever they want? Sorta like when you transfer a car into your name here locally in Australia and you put market value price on the forms?

Some people make two payments but only declare only one, one guy they caught buy making him bring in his bank accounts and looked at overseas transfers and found the one's that were for Storage.

customs requirements in perth are a lil different to those around australia. for example there's no such thing as a Broker's Licence in VIC/NSW.

The Brokers Licence is from the Dealers board like all dealer licences, it is because it is a Dealers Licence which as why Customs are looking at people who have used their services, so if you have used a VIC "Consultant" broker you are looked at in a different view compared to using a WA "Broker".

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i dunno if its such an easy thing to regulate tho, i mean, I make shitloads of transfers to japanese account (yahoo auction bidding etc) and if I was to say import a car and asked for my bank acct details, then they would be very confused.

Besides, isn't it a breach of privacy if they ask you to provide bank details?

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When you are being audited by Customs accountants you will have to show what every transfer was for, like I bought this and then I bought this but they will look at it if you were doing it as a bussiness of just buying for personal use.

It is a living hell being audited buy them and how do you think the find money launderers ask permission to look at you accounts or just look.

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