@papermoon.lady wrote:
Yes, but logically I think that if international postage is not subject to GST for items leaving Australia (sent overseas), it should be the same for items entering Australia.
It is odd, and Australia Post also says so:
One oddity of the system is that G.S.T. (Goods and Services Tax) applies to domestic postage, but not to international postage.
That's why stamps are different for sending letters overseas, and if you use domestic stamps you have to add 10% value.
The ATO for example also says:
When you purchase goods online the price usually includes the costs to deliver the goods to you. Unlike international transport, domestic freight costs are usually subject to GST. It makes no difference if the supplier delivers the goods personally or via Australia Post or freight forwarder - essentially the item(s) you are purchasing are โdelivered goodsโ.
From this page: https://community.ato.gov.au/t5/General-tax-questions/Online-Business-applying-GST-on-postage/td-p/1...
Or is there a new rule?
Charging overseas buyers gst for postage isn't logical at all because they pay taxes to their own govt, not ours. Exports aren't taxed by the Australian govt, only imports.
Anything coming into Australia is taxed because it's Aussie citizens being taxed by the Australian govt. If Australians sell on certain platforms to European buyers, those platforms collect VAT on behalf of the govts of those buyers, but the Aust govt doesn't get any tax from them.
