@ja_furb wrote:
it is a total joke and ebay will go out of business if it continues.
i ordered something for 700 bucks....under the australian threshold by 300 dollars and ebay sent me the bill which had an additional 101 dollars for shipping 9 pretty expensive fo a small thing) AND 100 dollars for IMPORT....Errrrrr - THERE IS NO IMPORT DUTY ON ANYTHING UNDER 1000 DOLLARS in Australia. this is a rort. I think a heap of people will stop using ebay if this is what they are trying to get away with now.
I think you need to read up on the GST being implemented on low-cost (under $1000) imports that commenced on 1st July.
There is no longer a Tax-Free threshold on imports coming through the post/couriers.
Put simply, when buying items on eBay from overseas sellers it is eBay that will collect the GST for the ATO unless there is a re-deliverer such as Pitney Bowes (GSP) involved. GST is levied against the item cost, the shipping cost and any other charges associated with the transaction.
