No Customs Duties on "phablets"

[topanaris]

One of the positives coming out of the budget presentation yesterday (along with the increase in the income tax threshold). I am actually thinking to myself how difficult it will prove trying to convince some of those retards at Customs what exactly a phablet is. The dimensions and specifications of a phablet was not clearly defined.

[gW33Zy]

From the article...

"Finance Minister, Dr Peter Phillips says tablets are classified in a similar manner to laptops and do not attract any customs duties."

How comes i didn't know that, how comes the people at customs don't know that? Is this a recent development?

[topanaris]

Well the phablet thing wont take effect till May 1. I for one did not know that laptops did not attract duty.

[semitop]

Tax all sorts of crap and let things like massive phones go? Ppl fool

[ramesh]

What about GCT? Will it be applicable?

[topanaris]

Yes GCT still applicable. I was definitely in the market for a new phone, now i know exactly what i am gonna get.

[GPRS Internet]

what they class as a phablet ?

S5 is over 5" is that a phablet? or it has to be over 5.5"?

[topanaris]

what they class as a phablet ?

S5 is over 5" is that a phablet? or it has to be over 5.5"?

And thats the million dollar question

[Cultus]

what they class as a phablet ?

S5 is over 5" is that a phablet? or it has to be over 5.5"?

Only person that can answer is Technology Minister Phillip Paulwell. Those people at customs won't have a clue.

[GPRS Internet]

Well according to Wiki

A phablet (/ˈfæblɪt/, a portmanteau of the words phone and tablet is a class of mobile device designed to combine or straddle the functions of a smartphone and tablet. Phablets typically have screens that measure (diagonally) between 5 to 6.9 inches

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phablet

So Paulwell better stop charge me tax on my S5's