Buying gold on holidays.

JS1880

JS1880

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Hello SS
Just wondering if anyone knows the legal requirements if buying gold on holidays and then bringing it back to Australia?
If travelling to the USA and you buy a few American eagles or Austria and buying gold Philharmonics?
Thank you in advance!
JS
 
A friend of mine bought gold in Thailand and bought it back no issues. They bought about 10 baht in total
 
I've also asked this question before. Apparently as long as its 999 pure gold it doesn't attract tax. If its value is less than the maximum that country allows to export then you should be fine.

The big question is though do you declare an American eagle as being its face value of 50USD or intrinsic value of 1500USD.

Plus the risk of theft and dodgy baggage handlers.
 
JS1880 said:
Hello SS
Just wondering if anyone knows the legal requirements if buying gold on holidays and then bringing it back to Australia?
If travelling to the USA and you buy a few American eagles or Austria and buying gold Philharmonics?
Thank you in advance!
JS
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If you declare over $10000AUD intrinsic value it should't be a problem...
 
I am travelling soon and plan on buying a few ounces here and there all 999 pure. I will carry them on my person just need to know if i declare the value at all if under 10000?
 
If it's below $10000- like cash it's no requirement to declare-if you are asked what't that?-you will explain ...no problem
 
It's a grey area and I think the Govt may well have left it as such, then again it may not be on their radar.

I agree it's not AUD or FGN cash, TC's, bear bonds etc but question (3) on the Aust Customs Dec card does ask you to note any purchases made overseas greater than AUD900.00.....I think Customs would argue that a bullion purchase would fall into that category for declarations purposes only (should you buy more than AUD900.00) but as no GST is payable on .9995 or better bullion they can't levy GST on you.

So best to declare it and maybe carry a copy of the ATO's GST ruling on bullion.

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Oddjob said:
It's a grey area and I think the Govt may well have left it as such, then again it may not be on their radar.

I agree it's not AUD or FGN cash, TC's, bear bonds etc but question (3) on the Aust Customs Dec card does ask you to note any purchases made overseas greater than AUD900.00.....I think Customs would argue that a bullion purchase would fall into that category for declarations purposes only (should you buy more than AUD900.00) but as no GST is payable on .9995 or better bullion they can't levy GST on you.

So best to declare it and maybe carry a copy of the ATO's GST ruling on bullion.

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Yes safer to report. Thanks mate
 
GoldenEye said:
Isn't 10 baht worth about AU 50c?
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Baht is currency, presently about 20 to the Oz dollar.

Baht is also a weight - about half an ounce.

Google says:

A measurement, unit of weight for gold.
"Raw" gold or bullion (standard purity of Thai gold is 96.5% a little over 23 K): 1 baht = 15.244 grams x 0.965 = 14.71046 grams, or 0.47295236 troy ounce (mass). In the case of jewellery, one baht should be more than 15.16 grams.

Interesting link here:
http://goldpricez.com/th/baht

If travelling in Thailand, I've found half ounce Oz coins at 0.9999 are very well received and you get the Baht price easily.

Baht gold is 23.2 carat and has a yellowish colour which to my mind looks 'cheap', probably because of the alloy they add to harden it. Gold shops are everywhere and jewellery is sold at gold price so buy chain rather than bars so you can wear it through customs easily.

If you want gold souvenirs, then Thai goldsmiths have some beautiful work.

But, best option for gold is (was?) Hong Kong. 0.9999 pure and 0.05% premium on maples, etc.
 
p.s.

Gold that is purchased in Thailand is usually stamped by the shop you buy them in, these stamps are not useful for verification purposes outside of tht shop.

Selling your gold outside of Thailand is possible but difficult. Some gold merchants will not touch your gold without an Assay mark whereas some will want to verify the material and purity themselves. Either way, it is a risk to buy gold in Thailand with the thought of selling it later on in another country.

https://thailand505.com/ultimate-guide-to-buying-gold-in-thailand/​
 
Oddjob said:
It's a grey area and I think the Govt may well have left it as such, then again it may not be on their radar.
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Very grey area indeed. A friend of my has arrived back to Australia from Europe with 2 gold coins .9999/2oz/. He has shown the Customs the coins-they were not interested at all,saying they were worth less than $10000AUD-they have treated the coins as cash not as goods...
 
It was suggested to me that if you were buying OS and returning to Aus to buy coins with a face value and mail your paperwork to yourself prior to your flight back.
 
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