"IMPORTANT INFORMATION" for Enthusiasts and Old parts Retailers in Australia.

[CPU]

Just came across our desk...........

"Have you purchased Older car parts overseas ? Of Course you have !!

Well our trusty Green Empowered Labor Govt are at it again .... in TAX mode !!

Basically there are Tariff concessions in place for components/parts being imported for cars older than 30 years of age in Australia.

The government is now going to be dropping this concession and replacing it with the standard new auto parts tariff of 5-15% on top of the GST we pay on the parts when we buy them from our older parts retailers here already.

I am sure you can understand that even a 5% increase on these parts would put all of us at an even greater disadvantage then we already are as Enthusiasts and the retailers that sell or buy older autoparts.

FACT is that this will raise next to nothing in revenue for this Idiotic Govt who clearly wish to drive our older cars off the roads AND the small businesses we support daily to the wall ... by increasing our costs again & again.
I'm sure the likes of Timic's Hotrod Supplies or All American Autoparts etc or any other small business operator who imports old parts will be thrilled to bits to hear this news.

Here is the link to the Govt Gazette - Page 12 & 13 is the Parts list that is targeted for the Tariff Tax.

http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/GAZETTETC12-16Dated18April2012.pdf

Here are the contacts to OBJECT to it in writing etc - tarcon@customs.gov.au, fax 02 6275 6376 or telephone 02 6275 6041

Please make all objections constructive and don't be an idiot.

Spread the Word to everyone you know in Enthusiasts circles."

[jusTANG]

1/ a good wordsmith should word a letter,
2/ then all just copy and paste the same very well articulated argument into a email
3/ and submitt it

[ponyride]

Good idea. I think you just volunteered yourself Justin. :smile02:

[mwizz]

Parts list copied below:

PARTS, PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, manufactured at least 30 years
before the goods are entered for home consumption, or reproductions
of these parts, being ANY of the following:
(a) suspension components being ANY of the following:
(i) top or bottom control arms;
(ii) uprights, struts and wheel hubs;
(iii) anti sway bars and ball joints;
(iv) anti tramp bars and torsion bars;
(v) suspension bushes, links, bump stops and shackles;
(vi) wishbones and wishbone mountings;
(vii) bump stop spacers;
(viii) sway bar links;
(ix) suspension spring mounting plates and pads;
(b) brake and clutch bleeding nipples;
(c) hood retaining pins;
(d) chassis or monocoque;
(e) instrument and dashboard panels;
(f) radiator ducting (shrouds or cowlings);
(g) stub axles;
(h) fuel and oil tanks, fillers, necks and caps;
(i) roll over hoops or bars but NOT including roll cages;
(j) dipsticks;
(k) roll bar adjustment control levers;
(l) brake balance adjusters control levers;
(m) pedal mechanisms, pedal, pedal mountings, pedal stops, pedal
push rod;
(n) universal joints and constant velocity (CV) joints;
(o) chassis identity plates;
(p) steering idler arms and idler arm brackets;
(q) track rods and drop arms;
(r) steering link arms;
(s) steering box parts being ANY of the following:
(i) steering box housings and casings;
(ii) rocker shaft;
(iii) thrust buttons;
(iv) cover plate;
(v) filler plug;
(vi) shims;
(vii) rocker shaft bush;
(viii) steering rack mounting brackets;
(t) steering column surrounds, shrouds and facias;
(u) steering indicator turn off cam;
(v) differentials;
(w) differential components being ANY of the following:
(i) differential carriers and cases;
(ii) crown wheels and pinions;
(iii) differential and axle shaft gears;
(iv) differential lockers;
(v) bearing caps, locking pins and locking clips;
(x) transmission shafts, including propeller and half shafts,
transmission gears and transmission housings (casings), gear
selection mechanisms, gear levers and gear change rod;
(y) gearbox parts being ANY of the following:
(i) selector forks, sleeves, detents, and housing plates
(ii) gearbox filler plug and reverse gear relay lever;
(iii) gearbox housings and interlock plunges;
(iv) clutch release arms;
(v) synchromesh rings and counter shafts;
(vi) blocker rings;
(vii) retaining clips;
(viii) sandwich plates;
(ix) speedometer driving gear;
(x) spacers;
(xi) bearing carriers;
(xii) locating ball;
(xiii) countershaft and countershaft gear;
(xiv) reverse idler shafts and synchronisers;
(xv) baulk rings;
(z) dust seals and cabin fume excluders;
(aa) pipejunctions;
(ab) exhaust mounting brackets, plates, ribs and pipe straps;
(ac) gearbox tie down straps;
(ad) ornamental trimmings or fixtures;
(ae) number plates and number plate bezels and trims;
(af) interior trim, cut to fit;
(ag) interior and exterior mouldings;
(ah) dashboard, instrument, console and speaker bezels;
(ai) ornaments proclaiming the make, model, style or accessory
level of a vehicle;
(aj) air ductings;
(ak) flexible cabriolet hoods;
(al) chassis reinforcing mountings;
(am) inner wing reinforcement;
(an) door striker plates, door blanking plates and footrests;
(ao) handbrake levers and handbrake lever mechanisms;
(ap) cables;
(aq) aeroscreens;
(ar) ashtrays and gloveboxes;
(as) door filler strips;
(at) door window glass runners and guides;
(au) window winder mechanisms;
(av) side panel crash rail;
(aw) door kick plates and panels, heel boards;
(ax) panel release clips;
(ay) fan blades;
(az) sun visors, sun visor mountings and brackets;
(ba) flexible boots (commonly known as gaiters or bellows);
(bb) consoles, placed between the driver and front seat
passengers;
(bc) header rails;
(bd) control knobs, layers, buttons and panels;
(be) choke and accelerator cable stops;
(bf) heater;
(bg) heater facia panels;
(bh) grease caps;
(bi) steering wheel bosses;
(bj) moulding and trim beading strips;
(bk) reinforcing plates;
(bl) fuel pumps;
(bm) door pulls;
(bn) kingpins;
(bo) tonneau pegs;
(bp) radiator header tanks, diaphragms and cores;
(bq) head rests

[jusTANG]

Good idea. I think you just volunteered yourself Justin. :smile02:

:rol: any one who knows me knows that's not me.  
I was told recently that I wrote in chunks of words while studing for a job application.

[Macka]

Will that mean that new parts sold here will now be cheaper, I don't think so.

Clearly, if they were encouraging enthusiasts to repair and replace new parts then they would reduce taxes on parts etc making old cars safer.  Why go the opposite?

[Ash]

To me it just makes it more beneficial to buy overseas and not locally. Putting another nail into the coffin of the Australian retail industry.

[jusTANG]

I read it as personally importing parts will attract the sales tax.

[ponyride]

taxes.  

There's your answer Macka. This government loves 'em, they just sit around thinking up new ones to raise revenue because it's easier than actually managing an economy responsibly.

[67fasty.sm]

having read through the information , my personal take on it is , if you purchase parts overseas personally like many do now eg from cj ponys etc I would expect you would not see any change . Now if you import in bulk as either a wholesaler or retailer and you currently claim those particular tariff consessions, that could change . Which is more likely to impact on companies more in the league of Repco , Supercheap etc who import mega dollars worth of car components.
Not knowing how our mustang importers buy, be it direct from manufacturers, or from overseas retailers i am not sure if those tariff concessions would apply anyway .

[Ashley]

Hi Guys,

I have done a fair bit of research into this as it would affect me and many others out there. Having read through the tariff classification documents and many tariff concession orders, and with speaking to the tariff office at Customs here is what I have come up with.

***Please note that this is my interpretation only***

Customs is going through a review of all their classifications and documentation (I think they mentioned that there are over 13 000 of them) and they are revoking anything that is incorrectly worded or that has multiple items on the one tariff concession order (TCO). This is the category that the above TCOs in the bulletin fall into. Apparently a TCO should not have more than one item written into it and it should be very generic.

As you will see above there are many different parts on the one TCO. Now this may seem all doom and gloom for importers of the above parts; however this is the one occasion where the seemingly slow moving organisation that is Customs works in our favour.  With there being so many TCOs to review it may take a fair while for them all to be completed and there are still several instances of TCOs that are exactly the same as the ones above however they are not yet being revoked.

I never thought I would be thankful for government bureaucracy. However it is one to keep a close watch on in the future. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Regards,
Ash

 

[66RedRagtop]

This change shouldn't effect Mustang parts sourced from America, which are already duty free under a Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the USA.

For the moment, with parts from other countries such as the UK, get the supplier to mark on the consignment "Duty free parts for vehicle over 30 years old", which gets them through untaxed. Of course GST still applies on any order over $1000.

If somehow duty is levied on 30 year old vehicle parts, then apply for a refund and Customs will (eventually) send back a nice Reserve Bank of Australia cheque.