Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Darkness Terminator


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 8 of 8
Like Tree1Likes
  • 1 Post By Looseunit

Thread: bringing in a camera from hong kong

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    1,786

    bringing in a camera from hong kong

    Currently looking at a keen price at valuebasket.co.nz for a Nikon D7100/D7200. I didnt realise it was overseas until pricespy said it was overseas. Anyway has anyone had issues with bringing in a camera from NZ customs? valuebasket says they pay the GST so it should be OK, but that would be an expensive oopsie if not.
    "I do not wish to be a pawn or canon fodder on the whims of MY Government"

  2. #2
    Member GravelBen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Gorrre
    Posts
    3,600
    Maybe just check that the warranty is valid here and that the local agents won't make you ship it back to HK yourself for service if anything goes wrong with it?

  3. #3
    Member stretch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2014
    Location
    Clarks Beach, (South of) Auckland
    Posts
    1,738
    According to my photographer wife, Nikon don't have a service centre in NZ, so you'll have to send your camera to Oz for anything more than a lens or sensor clean, even if it's an NZ bought model. Those manufacturers that DO have NZ service centres (Canon, etc), won't touch anything parallel imported, even if you carry it over the border yourself.

    If you want to minimise the risk of getting pinged at customs, discard any packaging, take some photos, argue that it's a used item if questioned.

  4. #4
    Member Looseunit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    wanganui
    Posts
    234
    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    Currently looking at a keen price at valuebasket.co.nz for a Nikon D7100/D7200. I didnt realise it was overseas until pricespy said it was overseas. Anyway has anyone had issues with bringing in a camera from NZ customs? valuebasket says they pay the GST so it should be OK, but that would be an expensive oopsie if not.
    Watch those bastards , I brought a Fuji off them not realizing they were overseas (NZ email , web address , phone number) , got a call form Toll Freight saying it was been held in customs and there was $180 customs clearance and GST to pay before they would release it which i paid , spent the next two weeks emailing them with bullshit replies saying they will look at it , wasnt until i raised a claim with Paypal that i got anywhere . finally got a refund of the fees (they didnt want a bad paypal against them)
    steven likes this.
    Those that can do - Those that can't bitch about those that can

  5. #5
    Member GravelBen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Gorrre
    Posts
    3,600
    I had a Nikon lens rebuilt last year (insurance job after I cleverly dropped it on its head so the camera shop sent it through the official channel), pretty sure it was an outfit in Wellington that did it.

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    Wellington
    Posts
    1,786
    Quote Originally Posted by Looseunit View Post
    Watch those bastards , I brought a Fuji off them not realizing they were overseas (NZ email , web address , phone number) , got a call form Toll Freight saying it was been held in customs and there was $180 customs clearance and GST to pay before they would release it which i paid , spent the next two weeks emailing them with bullshit replies saying they will look at it , wasnt until i raised a claim with Paypal that i got anywhere . finally got a refund of the fees (they didnt want a bad paypal against them)
    Thanks, I was hoping for some feedback. I thought maybe I would use paypal as a buffer, I know VISA etc wont give a toss. What did paypal say btw? I have never used them as a big stick.
    "I do not wish to be a pawn or canon fodder on the whims of MY Government"

  7. #7
    Member Looseunit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    wanganui
    Posts
    234
    paypal worked well , as soon as the claim was raised Valuebasket came back and sorted it real quick
    Those that can do - Those that can't bitch about those that can

  8. #8
    Member Willie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    hamilton
    Posts
    588
    Over $400 and there is a good chance that you will get pinged at customs if you are shipping it in. If you are bringing it in leave the box but take the rest and no one can argue where you bought it.
    I bring things in from the UK, clothes etc and customs are starting to get wise to it. Mind you a computer thing i bought in from ?china they just put a lower value on the packaging than $400.
    Take your chances and see what you get
    Sarcasm: lowest from of wit, highest form of intelligence.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Bringing back trophies in NZ
    By Friwi in forum Taxidermy
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 25-02-2014, 11:14 AM
  2. bringing in tactical tomahawks
    By turner nz in forum Gear and Equipment
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 04-03-2013, 10:03 PM
  3. Bringing gear back into NZ?
    By Pop Shot in forum Gear and Equipment
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 11-11-2012, 07:36 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!