I am a new eBay seller in Australia. I registered with a business account and provided my ACN during registration. I sell products each priced under AUD300.00; however, eBay automatically adds 10% GST to my listings. Since I expect my annual turnover to remain below AUD75,000, I'm not required to register for GST and therefore shouldn't be charging it. I would like to know how to avoid this 10% GST being added to my products.

Hi there, if the item is low value, IE: under $1000 and is being shipped into Australia, then ebay is required to collect and remit the GST, not the seller. In some cases it is collected via the shipping agent, but again not the sellers responsibility.If the item is valued over $1000, then the GST is applied at the border, and the buyer will be contacted by border force or the shipping agent and required to pay GST plus charges/duties (usually about 25% all up) before the...

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