When Australian goods are purchased online there is 10% “Goods and Services Tax” levied on most products. Some exemptions include:
· Exports
· Some Medical Aids
· Most basic food
There are more exemptions but it is best to check with the website if in doubt.
Most online Websites in Australia include 10% GST in their costings but when your destination (overseas) is keyed into the checkout the price is reduced by 10% as being exempt goods.
When goods arrive at their destination there may be a tax applied by that Country.
This is a few of the countries: China 3.39%, Japan 2.45%, European Union, 1.69, UK 1.69 and the US 1.59.
The respective import duty does not apply to countries with which free trade agreements have been concluded.
Wikipedia.org has a list of countries by “tariff rate”. All data is from the World Bank.
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