$1000 gets you much less than you did 10 years ago. Major retailers (eBay, AliExpress, etc.) that ship to Australia have had to implement collecting GST on low value goods. However, lot's of overseas retailers do not, and buying over $1000 frequently gets expensive (as it's 5% duty + 10% gst + broker fees).
Will the government ever increase the $1000 threshold for buying international goods for personal use?
have a chat with Gerry Harvey?
need a "chat" to him with a couple of bitch slaps!.
I recently paid $180 GST on import + $190 for everything else (duty+gov charge+broker). Sigh.
have a chat with the Dalai Lama?
No
Unless Gerry wanted to.
Guess what?
Have a chat with GPT?
Ever? Probably.
In anything like the foreseeable future? No chance.
The $1000 is not about giving you a little bonus, but about the threshold below which it isn’t worth chasing for GST.
It likely will never change, or possibly go down if systems improve to make collecting lower value goods worthwhile.
Cheer up, in the UK and Canada, and lots of Europe they collect down to about $50.
Not while Gerry breathes…. (that is in no way to be construed as a suggestion for any action).
Good one Pete.
Will the government ever increase the $1000 threshold for buying international goods for personal use?
Not in in their interest to raise it, means they are missing out on more 'taxes' I mean fees, no I mean both.
Will the government ever increase the $1000 threshold for buying international goods for personal use?
no. Gov Co needs every $$ they can get to spend millions to refurbish their offices every 2years
PFFT … yet not the case !!!
funding of ADF troops == one of benefactors to YOUR GST money.
will let you research the rest.
have a chat with your MP?