richms:

 

That is NZ Posts interpritation of it, the others have a different one. There is no movement from any of the others to do anything about it and AU have not had any movement with that. Its no different to me going into walmart overseas, buying something and then going to a FedEx office and posting it to myself. Im both the exporter and the importer.

 

That's their interpretation of it because that's the correct interpretation - and Australia has had movement. Many reshippers now do collect and remit Australian GST including Shipito who are one of the largest.

rugrat:

By obliterate their business do you mean stop the goods from being delivered to an innocent New Zealander who has done nothing wrong and is now out of pocket.

Exactly that. The mere threat is enough to force most reshippers to Australia to register and collect GST.

Geektastic:

Ah. Thanks.

So if I order a new laptop from overseas (just an example) for the business, would the same thing apply?

If it's under $1000 landed yes, otherwise no and you have to simply claim it on your return.

Yakuza18: To be honest, in Australia you don't have this sinister circle where the majority earn low wages. The salaries there are amazing

I'm sorry, but this statement is ridiculously uninformed. The majority absolutely earn low wages - many of them engaged under exploitative and in fact totally illegal contracts which pay them less than legal entitlements. Housing makes Auckland look positively affordable in most major cities. The poverty line is moving up so quickly that the number of people earning a living wage is at an all time low. The only saving grace is that unlike NZ, superannuation is not inclusive in the minimum wage.