Quote Originally Posted by ricktas View Post
To Add: Customs also have a database of prices in Aus (the RRP price), so if you get a new Canon 5DIII and it is marked as $800.00, and they check. All charges are at their determined price, that calculations are done, not on the $$ on your order, of the conversion amount at the time. So you could end up paying fees and duties on an amount that is more than the $$ price you can even buy it for locally. Customs can determine the price at their discretion.
So i've read! Some people were winging on whirlpool forums that they got pinched by customs and paid the 10% on the RRP and not the item price they paid or even the local price. Ended up more expensive than buying locally without the warranty.