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Old 09-02-2011, 12:54 PM
dberkowitz dberkowitz is offline
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I have a client in Victoria Point to whom I'll be shipping a guitar, actually two guitars one now and one the beginning of the year. My interaction with the Aussie AQIS and Wildlife and Trade was significantly better than my own interaction with their US equivalents. The Australian Agencies knew the international regulations and knew them well, and their answers were consistent both within agency and across agencies.

Shipments going into Australia in value exceeding $1000 are subject to duty and GST at 10% on customs value+duty+freight+insurance.

Shipments out of the US are complicated by the Lacey Act, and of course CITES (which Australia also follows).
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