Customs duty exemption

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There's probably a business opportunity here for "export companies" to offer small traders a hassle-free experience. Tell them in advance what you're shipping, where to, and what it's worth, and they give you a single quote for handling, paperwork and shipping, which you can then add on to your asking price.

Australia Post's software calculates the tariffs (based on the customers declared value and country of origin) and then adds them, and a handling charge to the postage cost.  The handling charge and the tariffs go to a third party who pays the tariffs to the overseas government and keeps the handling charge.
Customers should be able to use the Australia Post app or website to get a quote which they can then pass on to their customers.
I say "should be" because this was been disables for certain countries because of the uncertainty caused by certain politicians Always Chickening Out (apolitical enough Chris?).  I am just coming to the end of four weeks leave and so don't know what state the app and website permissions are at.

I think what I am saying is that what H suggests is feasible and a solution already exists here.  If it's not been disabled.
We can certainly do it in the Post Office but the process is a little long winded if its just for a quote and the queue will be glaring at the back of the enquiring person's head (and at the counter staff - but they are immune to glaring).

[NARSES2]

Always Chickening Out (apolitical enough Chris?). 

Certainly   

[NARSES2]

There's probably a business opportunity here for "export companies" to offer small traders a hassle-free experience. Tell them in advance what you're shipping, where to, and what it's worth, and they give you a single quote for handling, paperwork and shipping, which you can then add on to your asking price.

That's basically what used to happen in the 50's/60's/70's before the days of Trade Bloc's and the "average bloke in the street" expecting to be able to order "anything from anywhere" and "send anything to anywhere".

The world doesn't change it just turns.