Online Shopping GST?

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tabucutie

1841 posts

Mon 6 Jan 2020 11:36am

I just bought a $3 nail polish stand off ebay and got charged 40 cents gst with an Asterix next to it that says the nz government imposes gst on taxable goods. Did a law pass that I'm not aware of that kicked in on the 1st of Jan? I do know the check your duty calculator which I do use when buying from overseas. Anyone else having similar experiences?

Lisa-Lou

2689 posts

Mon 6 Jan 2020 12:47pm

Yea it's a new thing that come in around December I think.

tannygirl

3395 posts

Mon 6 Jan 2020 2:30pm

I got the notification that Youshop would be doing that too not just just on goods but also on the shipping costs as well. The good news is if you get a gift with purchase you don't need to pay GST on that (guess unless you want to), as GST is charged on how much you paid for something. When I did my order from Origins from Black Friday I just sent the Paypal invoice of how much I paid and that was it.

Mumof3Munchkins

2718 posts

Mon 6 Jan 2020 7:00pm

Yes unfortunately they brought into effect in December I think it was. I purchase from Wish and they have now added GST onto their prices now. Unfortunately this bumps up their prices so not always a bargain like it used to be.

Sonnies

137 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 6:00am

Yes it got implimented on the 1st of dec. Seems like everything is a lot nore expensive now

tabucutie

1841 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 10:10am

Oh bugger. I did online shopping in December and never saw any additional but this was the first I got charged. Definitely something to keep in mind. Thanks ladies for advising.

SooziesWorld

3009 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 5:33pm

I just did an iHerb order and noticed the items I normally order have gone up in price by $3 to $5 per item. It now says that tax is included in the price. These items are still much cheaper than they are in NZ (unfortunately they're not stocked by Chemist Warehouse) and shipping was free.

Sonnies

137 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 5:51pm

Oh thats nice soozi so some places online will still be cheaper

SooziesWorld

3009 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 6:11pm

IHerb is hard to beat. For example, the Pixi mist I always repurchase is now $26 on iHerb. But it's $46 on Sephora! Nope.

Sonnies

137 posts

Tue 7 Jan 2020 6:27pm

Oh wow thats amazing