Posted on January 23, 2013Categories Fashion & StyleTags , , , , , , , , , , , 5 Comments on Ordered clothes from overseas? How to work out customs fees.

Ordered clothes from overseas? How to work out customs fees.

A few months ago I patiently had a long conversation with a very helpful SARS official who spelled out how those damn fees actually work. I wrote down the formula, but for those who didn’t pass mathematics I’ve put it into an example below using the amount of R1000 as a base.

A few months ago I patiently had a long conversation with a very helpful SARS official who spelled out how those damn fees actually work. I wrote down the formula, but for those who didn’t pass mathematics I’ve put it into an example below using the amount of R1000 as a base.