Joseph wrote
> It doesn't cost all that much to ship small parcels from the US to Australia
> ...
> Seems like you folks in AUS could purchase used stuff from the US
> without too much difficulty.
The problem is not shipping but the tax payable, which until recently
was 38%, even on used stuff for which the original owner could prove
they paid VAT (EU) or sales tax (US). That fell to 27% this year, and
in July it falls to 15%.
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