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Can I claim tax if I bought clothes from overseas

Posted 21 October 2015

Thandi says:
21 October 2015 at 3:00

Can I claim the tax that I've being charged because of buying clothes from overseas? If I bought something online from overseas when I go and collect my parcel they are charging me tax from the post office.

TaxTim TaxTim says:
21 October 2015 at 6:23

No unfortunately you cannot - this is a personal consumer expense.

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