GST exemption for low value imported goods (<$1000AUD) ends 30th June.

If you are a regular buyer of pinball parts using overseas suppliers then expect to have GST added to your order either at the retail point of sale or upon landing in Australia.

Bringing in $990 declared worth of goods to keep it under the threshold isn't going to work anymore as of July 1st.

Yeah, it is everything now swinks if the overseas business has an annual turnover of Australian sales portion of $75,000AUD or more.

I would say in the intial stages the ATO will be targeting the big fish of online retail (ebay, amazon et al) to keep local bricks and mortar places like Harvey Norman happy but no doubt over time it will turn into a catch all regardless.

It will be interesting to see how this is handled with both compliance and enforcement though on an international level.

Those repro playfields are going to hurt just that bit more.

Amazon US is now blocking users with an Australian address as the destination from completing checkout as of this morning. Looks like no more purchases from Amazon for Australians and no GST windfall for the Federal Govt from one of the biggest online fish in the pond.

To add to that all three of the freight onforwarders I use have now informed their customers they are required to collect GST for any user with an Australian address as the end destination.

As below:
Beginning today July 1, 2018, Shipito is required by the Australian government to collect a 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all “low value goods” imported into Australia, with a value of 1,000 AUD or less. GST is calculated based on the value of any items you ship, plus our service charges. As a result, you will now see a charge for GST at mailout.