Does AliExpress Provide Invoice for TRS?

Lpoormansbackpack on 15/01/2025 - 14:15

I live overseas and planning to return to Oz for a quick visit, and I wanted to buy a new phone off Aliexpress before returning (they don't deliver to where I am unfortunately). It's asking for 10% GST at check out so I'm wondering do they provide a tax invoice which can then be used for TRS at the airport?

I found some old articles online that seems to suggest they don't have an ABN so you can't do TRS, just wondering if that's still current…
And if that's true, how is it even ok for them to collect GST? Are they even passing on the GST or just pocketing it themselves 🙄
Admittedly I've been gone for a while, so wasn't even aware these online platforms charge GST now

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  • Shadowsfury on 15/01/2025 - 14:24
    +2

    Not eligible for such a purchase anyway.

    Claims for imported goods
    A condition of making a TRS claim is that goods must be supplied within Australia.

    Foreign goods can be eligible for a TRS refund if the retailer imports the goods into Australia themselves, and then supplies the goods to a customer.

    Goods purchased overseas and imported to Australia by you, where import duty and taxes are paid are not eligible.

  • askvictor on 15/01/2025 - 14:27
    +1

    The TRS page says you can't claim good purchased overseas and imported into Australia.

  • Clear on 15/01/2025 - 17:00

    Now if anyone wants to see their tax invoice. Go into the order and click Download invoice on PC or the 3 dots in bottom left in the app. The pdf will have AliExpress' GST number instead of an ABN as they're an overseas entity. This is sufficient evidence for a tax claim.

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