based on my own past experience, you 'MAY' be subject to 7% ...zDave wrote:I am not moving (to live) in Singapore. I will be staying for 4 days in a hotel. I will be then flying to Thailand before I return back home (Australia).
I was thinking about buying a particular watch (around $$2,300 to $3,000) from Singapore, but I am not sure if I could find this particular model and the price would be similar to that US website. I am weighting my options.
I know a reputable US website where the price is really good (Unfortunately I am not travelling to the US).
The other option is to buy it on line from the US, give them the shipping address of my hotel in Singapore and collect it when I get there. I realise that I should also let the hotel in Singapore know and see if they would be able to accept the shipment.
But then, would this shipment be subject to Singaporean customs? Would it be stuck there in customs until customs are paid? How much is customs (for this item)? 7%? Would it be subject to customs? (I do not live in Singapore) How can customs be paid? When I get there?
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Firstly, some answers to the custom process here in SG:zDave wrote:I am not moving (to live) in Singapore. I will be staying for 4 days in a hotel. I will be then flying to Thailand before I return back home (Australia).
I was thinking about buying a particular watch (around $$2,300 to $3,000) from Singapore, but I am not sure if I could find this particular model and the price would be similar to that US website. I am weighting my options.
I know a reputable US website where the price is really good (Unfortunately I am not travelling to the US).
The other option is to buy it on line from the US, give them the shipping address of my hotel in Singapore and collect it when I get there. I realise that I should also let the hotel in Singapore know and see if they would be able to accept the shipment.
But then, would this shipment be subject to Singaporean customs? Would it be stuck there in customs until customs are paid? How much is customs (for this item)? 7%? Would it be subject to customs? (I do not live in Singapore) How can customs be paid? When I get there?
Obviously, it is safer to get it shipped to home (Australia) and pay customs here on entry (when I order it on line). The issue is Australian customs charges around 17% of the value of the watch and since I am travelling, it would probably be better to buy it from Singapore on the outbound trip from the Duty Free, but that could only be possible if I could find that particular watch model within the duty free (in Singapore) and provided that they would have it for a similar price to the US website (which I think it would be unlikely).
Not sure if they all do Rado, but try these SG based sites:zDave wrote:Thanks Billy for the valuable information.
Would you recommend any websites (within Singapore) so that I can check the price range there. Would I be able to get a good price from Singapore Duty Free?
that's pretty much good infoBillyB wrote:....
still the same now. just last month, in fact. they will however be happy (okay, not happy) to wait for you to fill out a form with your credit card information.ecureilx wrote:that's pretty much good infoBillyB wrote:....
I only been asked once to pay the GST, but when Fedex delivered, this being Singapore the guy refused cash and insisted I wait for the invoice from their accounts dept and to mail a cheque ... no amount of crying worked as he doesn't have a invoice book and hence, legally, cannot accept cash and issue a receipt ... this was like 7 years ago ...
depends on who is delivering the watch. if it is singpost (USPS) then the item will be held until GST is paid. there is no further admin fee levied, unlike courier companies (fedex, et al)... BUT singpost will take a couple of days to get the GST payment due notice to you. i would not take that route since you're only here for a few days.zDave wrote:...But then, would this shipment be subject to Singaporean customs? Would it be stuck there in customs until customs are paid? How much is customs (for this item)? 7%? Would it be subject to customs? (I do not live in Singapore) How can customs be paid? When I get there?
Obviously, it is safer to get it shipped to home (Australia) and pay customs here on entry (when I order it on line). The issue is Australian customs charges around 17% of the value of the watch and since I am travelling, it would probably be better to buy it from Singapore on the outbound trip from the Duty Free, but that could only be possible if I could find that particular watch model within the duty free (in Singapore) and provided that they would have it for a similar price to the US website (which I think it would be unlikely).
True; a couple of years ago, I bought (another) Rado from the duty free in Singapore without doing thorough research beforehand. The watch is great, but the value I paid what not.taxico wrote:
in general, duty free watch stores in singapore don't give good prices on luxury watches... (imo)
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