Amazon, GST and TRS - What is claimable at the airport?

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  tomsco on 19/11/2018 - 05:53

  If they are charging GST they are required to issue a tax invoice. Message Amazon requesting a tax invoice for the Amazon fulfilled items.

  The order summary is probably just like ebays summaries which wouldn’t meet the requirements either, but if an Australian business, a tax invoice can be requested after.

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  RockyRaccoon on 19/11/2018 - 06:27

  Doesn’t the TRS have a minimum that you have to reach to make a claim. That being $300 so I don’t think you have reached that without the third party purchases

  the purchases are from a single business with the same Australian business number (ABN) and total AUD$300 (GST inclusive) or more. For example, if you bought items from one business, even on separate invoices, that together total AUD$300 the goods were purchased within 60 days of departure from Australia

  Plus while GST is charged are these classified as being from the same business “ a single business with…” which they are not. In essence the Amazon “invoice” could be seen more as a summary of the GST you paid for purchase facilitated by Amazon.

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  whooah1979 on 19/11/2018 - 06:44

  128gb Micro SD card from Amazon AU = $60
  4tb portable Hard disk from Amazon US = $135*
  Travel water bottle from Amazon US = $50*
  2 x Power bank from overseas 3rd party seller = $100
  Travel luggage locks from overseas 3rd party seller = $30

  How much gst is included in the tax invoice? Please provide a screen shot.

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  2jzzzz on 19/11/2018 - 07:53

  If you have bought from overseas and they charge you GST seperate to tax invoice, you can't claim TRS. They won't have a valid ABN as they are registered overseas. There may be an Amazon AU and Amazon US, both different.

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    foxmulder on 19/11/2018 - 14:18

    Amazon US (in AU site) uses the same ABN as Amazon AU.

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  DevlicK on 21/01/2019 - 11:06

  OP - I am looking for the same answer, did you manage to get the TRS claim approved?

  I'm buying the Huawei P20 Pro from Amazon AU and am hoping to make a TRS claim

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  blutek on 21/01/2019 - 19:18

  I think that is your answer:
  "… only Amazon sold items get a proper GST tax invoice"
  As you cannot claim without a "Tax Invoice" showing Aus ABN. Valid Tax Invoice:
  https://archive.homeaffairs.gov.au/FAQs/Pages/what-is-a-vali…

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  bargrin on 22/01/2019 - 01:26

  I was able to claim everything sold by Amazon AU and Amazon USA as long as US purchase was made through AU website.

  Couldn't claim non-Amazon fulfilled orders.

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    xrailgun on 24/03/2021 - 20:30

    Did your USA items have this?

    "*Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd (ABN 30 616 935 623) is raising this invoice pursuant to Australia Goods and Service Tax on low
    value goods (i.e. goods with a value of AUD $1,000 or less) that are imported into Australia, including goods sold by third-party sellers, as of
    1 July 2018."

    Because , technically, "goods purchased over the Internet and imported into Australia" are not eligible for a TRS claim.

    I'm worried about this.

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      bargrin on 25/03/2021 - 11:22

      +1

      It used to be only things sold by Amazon AU and Amazon US via Amazon AU will be TRS claimable.

      Now from what you quoted it looks like even 3rd party sales from Amazon US via Amazon AU appear to be TRS claimable.

      So the above says that GST is being charged and sent to the ATO by Amazon AU, therefore that GST can be claimed at TRS.

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        vahid1400 on 28/03/2022 - 17:23

        what about this sentence

        "Original tax invoices are required to process your claim. Photocopies, reprints and duplicates are not accepted and will result in that invoice being rejected"

        what does it mean? how I can get orginal tax invoces from amazon? while I can easy print electronic version, they also mentioned :

        "You can make a TRS claim with a valid electronic tax invoice. If the value of your electronic tax invoice is $1000 or more, it must contain your identity. You should be prepared and print out a copy of your electronic tax invoice in case live processing is not available"

        what should we we do with device under 1000$ from amazon to claim for TRS? thx.

        source: https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/touris…