Yet another Epic Pine Store fail

[pjsf]

Ordered a Mobian edition the other day, I really hope Pine64 are NOT going to incorrectly include the shipping cost with the item value when sending to Australia.  Per our import law:

ARE FREIGHT AND INSURANCE COSTS INCLUDED?
The Customs value does not include freight and insurance costs in transporting the goods from the ‘place of export’ to Australia.

</2 cents>

To quote the rest of the section that you quoted from:

However, any inland freight and inland insurance costs incurred
by the purchaser before the goods leave the ‘place of export’ are
included in the Customs value.

I think that implies if you pay Pine64/shipper to send goods via DHL to Australia that cost could be part of the total value for customs. Actually, I think whomever wrote that entire publication made an error in that section because it contradicts what was written in the first section.

Re: https://www.abf.gov.au/imports/files/fac...-goods.pdf

As someone who imports quite a lot of stuff from outside Australia, I've had it confirmed many times both by my tax agent and the ATO that shipping costs paid outside of Australia do not attract GST and as such cannot be reclaimed.I think perhaps they would like to have their cake and eat it too.