Move to make online buyers pay GST

[Quasievil]

Huh ?

It's all changed then and the price of our fuel is no longer related to the price of the traded stuff that comes out of the ground that is used to make it.

So it's the processing and distribution costs that have gone up to justify $2.00 per litre.

Glad you don't think you are being screwed.

Nah Im not getting screwed, I work for............ well someone, and get free gas nah nah na na na !!

[Mully]

GST on EVERY item entering NZ?

That would be a nightmare to police and be a HUGE bureaucratic nightmare!
It's bound to happen then.

And people will pay people like me to sort it out and clear their cargo - I'm all in favour of it.

TBH, in the age of the internetz, the De minimus threshold is getting an arse-raping by every Tom, Dick and Harry.

Sooner or later, the Gummint was bound to tighten up the rules.

[Blackflagged]

Govt should really charge private individuals the customs transaction fees they charge businesses as well.To really level the field.

[Mully]

Govt should really charge private individuals the customs transaction fees they charge businesses as well.To really level the field.

They are.

I think it started in July - any Formal Entry (i.e. not a Write-off) pays the ITF

[Swoop]

And people will pay people like me to sort it out and clear their cargo - I'm all in favour of it.

Do you clear items like a book, purchased from The Book Depository in the UK?
One book at approx $15 value.
Is it really worth the hassle?

[Mully]

Do you clear items like a book, purchased from The Book Depository in the UK?
One book at approx $15 value.
Is it really worth the hassle?

I will.

If someone will pay my horrendous fee for doing so.

I suspect items like that (in the event they do away with Write-offs) will become a DIY Clearance type thing.

It wouldn't be hard to write the software to do it.

[Coldrider]

How does the collection of GST on the importation of goods solve any of the problems the retailers are complaining about in the article?

[Mully]

How does the collection of GST on the importation of goods solve any of the problems the retailers are complaining about in the article?

It's the whole "Even playing field" thing - although there's a doozy of a thread in General that shows the difference is usually far more than 15% anyway.

[Coldrider]

It's the whole "Even playing field" thing - although there's a doozy of a thread in General that shows the difference is usually far more than 15% anyway.

Ah, but the GST is of no consequence to the retailer, as the consumer pays the GST.
What they are really complaining about they can't actually state.

[HQfiend]

So my question is, should it apply to goods, parts or materials that are not available in NZ to start with? What if you are restoring an American car and can only get parts from the states, or in my case an exhaust system that was never released here and is now obsolete?
Is that "fair" on the consumer or does it benefit NZ retailers?

All it will do is continue to line the government coffers and send retailers that are overcharging to the wall.

Knee jerk reaction from some to try and combat the recession which will be ineffective in the long run.

[Coldrider]

So my question is, should it apply to goods, parts or materials that are not available in NZ to start with? What if you are restoring an American car and can only get parts from the states, or in my case an exhaust system that was never released here and is now obsolete?
Is that "fair" on the consumer or does it benefit NZ retailers?

All it will do is continue to line the government coffers and send retailers that are overcharging to the wall.

Knee jerk reaction from some to try and combat the recession which will be ineffective in the long run.

I do what is easiest and legal.
If it easier to purchase items from the net, and have shipped to my door, I don't have to go to a store, order goods, return to pick them up some time later, and it is legit, I do it.

I'm not doing retailers any favours in the long run by letting them rape my wallet.

[Headbanger]

Its an excellent idea, as long as all those whiny bitch NZ retailers then STFU when we continue to shop overseas for better prices and service.

[Coldrider]

Retailers in New Zealand will be watching closely the Australian campaign to have GST collected on privately imported goods...

Are retailers also watching closely that Australian wages are generally 40% higher than those paid in NZ, and will have to act accordingly also? ah thought not.

[sunhuntin]

when it comes to electronics and important bits to do with the bike, i will always go local. but for books, dvds and other low risk items, i will go where the price is better. most of that time, that leads me ebay or amazon. very rarely do i buy from trademe now, though i do sell a fair bit.

[Jantar]

There is a very simple and cost effective way to apply GST to anything bought offshore. Just take away the idea of collecting it at the border and add 15% to all foreign exchange transactions.