Tourist Refund Scheme +

Hi, I'm planning several overseas trips in the coming weeks and have recently purchased a new laptop. Does anyone know if the same item can be approved for a TRS GST refund multiple times? …

Hi, I bought a mobile as a gift to take overseas. I wanted to claim tax refund on it when travelling. However, I realized I will need a receipt with my name on it. I contacted JB Hi-Fi, they refused …

Hello all, My parents are travelling tomorrow. I purchased an iPhone 16 Pro for my dad with my credit card. In the initial section, I filled in my dad's name however for billing details I put …

I'm a bit confused how tax is calculated from online auctions and how Tourist Refund Schemes for them work. I've bought some items as gifts for relatives overseas from an online …

Hey all Just wanted to seek some veteran advice. I am travelling overseas to my home country in a couple of weeks. This will be my first trip in about 5 years and so naturally I had started hoarding …

I just purchased an iPhone from JB Hi-Fi, however I forgot to tell them to include my name from claiming TRS purposes as its more than $1000. The manager come and assisted me by pulling up a book …

Can someone explain it like I’m 5, the Tourist Refund Scheme? I apologise, I know there is a lot of threads on this topic and I’ve tried reading many of them but I think it made me more confused. …

Hi, I am looking at purchasing a secondhand watch from Chrono24. As the item is from overseas, am assuming I will get charged Custom duty tax - 5% import duty and 10% of import GST. Hence my …

Hi everyone, do you think a JB HiFi receipt (normal store receipt) with name included as comment will be enough for Tourist Refund Scheme? The item is priced greater than $1000. The store personnel …

I had a read on the GST rebate scheme for travellers out of Australia and wanted to be clear… Say if I bought a discounted item off eBay, what are the chances I can claim rebate on it? And …

I am going on holiday and from what I have seen, you will need to use hand luggage for the items you want the tax refund for unless it is bulky or a liquid. If the items I want to claim for is …

Hello Bargainers. I am going overseas in a few weeks and thinking of buying a Sony A7Cii. From what I understand, I can claim the GST back under the tourist refund scheme and bring it back with me …

Has anyone purchased Amayim prepaid phones and claimed TRS? Their invoice is not clear so wanted to find if they are OK?

Hi everyone, I recently bought various Apple products and currently got 2 receipts which are below <$1,000 hence there's only my name but no address on it. Adding the value of these two …

I bought an iPhone 15 pro and wanted to claim tax return, but was stupid and was using the phone during the refund process, the TRS officer was very intimidating and kept asking me if I was going to …

Hi there, I will be flying overseas soon. The flight will depart from Brisbane and requires a connection flight at Melbourne. i.e. BNE -> MEL -> overseas. The flights are purchased from the …

Would I still eligible for TRS refund as its exactly 60 days?

Hi, i am going overseas and want to know, if i can claim GST on Online purchases ?? or it has to be bought instore. What are other things to keep in mind, going to do first time, don't have any …

So… TRS refund for phones - if you bring back a phone that you have claimed TRS for, do customs actually check serial numbers or something? The receipt shows the serial number - but I wonder if …

Hi everyone, mate of mine have bought a brand new iPhone from Apple online store but he was not given any paper receipt but an online invoice. My mate will be travelling overseas and would like to …