What are the allowances? Can you ship gifts back to the USA prior to departure? How does the departure tax work? What's the best way to handle getting gifts/souvenirs from Australia to the USA? Should they be shipped ahead of time, or checked on board your homebound flight?
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ask income tax department.
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you really need to be more specific.it's no hassle to post items to the us,just do it.if you want to take it with you when you fly out you have restrictions on taking into the us more that a litre [or so] of alchohol duty free. if you want to take in more do it. declare it and pay the duty. why bother tho it's cheap to buy in us anyway. be aware tho with the weight of your bag.anything over your allowance and it costs heaps.alternately stuff it in a wooden crate and ship 3 months ahead.
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By purchasing gifts etc at all the leading dept stores they will arrange shipment for u at yr expense. Air frieght is very expensive. Larger goods purchased from a respectable trader can be simlarly arranged. When purchasing prove u r a visitor, show passport etc. then u can claim GST {service tax} avoidance
