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@everard6920wrote:

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

I'm sure most people here rememeber the fuss regarding last year's proposed GST on imports under $1000. Haven't heard anything about it since.

 

Unless they've come up with some revolutionary, cost-effective way to collect it, then it won't happen. AP stated last year that it was not cost-effective for them to collect the 10% GST on imports, so one can assume that it isn't cost-effective to collect $5.00 for every import, either.

 

eBay even threatened to pull out of Australia over last year's proposal. I imagine this proposal would have similar implications for them, if the government is planning a vendor-collects-it model.

 

 

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Legislation was passed in January for this tax.

https://www.ato.gov.au/General/New-legislation/In-detail/Indirect-taxes/GST/GST-on-low-value-importe...