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This unfair advantage has always been in place. Think of any small time retailer or service provider quoting to say paint your house, clean your driveway or other project against another who is over the threshold and is at a 10% disadvantage straight up for providing the same service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot
Book Depository new book = GST
Ebay used book = GST
On the other hand, I made an enquiry to Dept Home Affairs on Monday 02 July, and got the link I quoted above via this email response - so they were clearly directing me to information they regarded as current:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrism3
From: [email protected]
Date: 3/07/2018 2:42 AM
Hello Ian ,
Thank-you for you enquiry. In regards to your questions about importing goods bought over the internet/overseas the following link will provide you with further information
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/impo/buyi
Regards,
Elizabeth
Global Service Centre
Department of Home Affairs
W: Site Maintenance
It wouldn't surprise me it one part of that department didn't know what another part was doing! I did however get some quite clear procedures mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunnaduit
I'm certainly coming around to the view that no-one wants to collect GST at the border, and it may not happen, because as Australia Post pointed out to the Productivity Commission, it isn't economic in view of the fact that 92% of parcels are low value, with 77% really low value junk items from China. I'm thinking they will let it go and do a review after a while to see how things pan out.
That doesn't necessarily mean that eBay are applying the rule on second hand goods correctly. Perhaps there is no GST on second hand, but eBay says there is, buyer has no choice and probably not aware of the rule, eBay (and not the actual seller) pockets 10% extra.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pac man
Yes, they are trying to catch the most they can for the least effort. Their total extra effort to catch this extra GST is......well, nil. Nothing at all. All the extra GST that the larger overseas suppliers capture is virtually 100% profit for the Govt. If they then decide to capture GST at the border on low value goods, then there will be a huge amount of work - which will well and truly eat into that profit. That would be stupid idea .....but.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrism3
It is to be reviewed after 3 years.
This will be ridiculously easy to work around with a VPN. They're going to have to rely on shipping address. And if you use a freight forwarder, then the retailer won't know squat.Quote:
Originally Posted by woodPixel
I suppose it's a moot point (in the UK rather than US sense) -- but I'm inclined to think that the written information on the Department's website will be the more reliable answer, on balance of probabilities.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chrism3
sorry to hijack the thread (and maybe this should go in humour section), but my wife set up a VPN because she wanted to see some BBC stuff that was geoblocked (young musician of the year in particular) .. i logged in a few times as iceland, just because i could, and now i get occasional google ads in icelandic :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Midnight Man
regards david
If you clear your browser history, and all cookies, you might find they'll disappear :)Quote:
Originally Posted by robbygard
In 2008 they almost did! ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Midnight Man
would eBay go to that much trouble?Quote:
Originally Posted by FenceFurniture
Perhaps easier to just ignore the AUS GST exemption list -- which currently runs to many many pages -- and just add 10% GST to every Australian transaction.
I highly doubt that, when preparing the briefing papers, Finance or Treasury separated total eBay and Amazon sales into GST applicable and other.
Copy of an email from ReShip, worth looking at their site about how to ship to Australia for less.As of July 1st, 2018, the Australian Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be applied to imported consumer goods.
We wanted to clarify customers about the new Australian GST.
Items with a declared value below AUD $1,000,post conversion will be subjected to a 10% tax.
Exceptions include: tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and declared value goods over AUD $1,000, GST is charged at the border for these goods.
To reflect the new GST, customers will receive PayPal invoices month-end reflecting tax on the declared value and service fees of goods shipped into the country.
We want to assist customers through this transitional period and encourage customers to contact us at customer support oremail us at [email protected] for more questions.
Please see theAustralian Government Taxation website for details.
You can also find out more information on how this can impact customers and businesses from in our latest blog.
I notice they make no mention of the process that will occur in the case where the retailer has already charged GST.Quote:
Originally Posted by burraboy
It will be interesting to see what happens if there are any users here of their service.
Well it wouldn't be too hard to just do it for second hand goods - dead easy I suspect.Quote:
Originally Posted by ian