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About the Australian Goods & Service Tax (GST)

Starting July 2018, Australia's consumption tax on imported goods will change.
Starting July 1st, 2018, goods imported to Australia will be subject to a 10% Goods & Service Tax (GST).

Please check the Australian Tax Office homepage for details.

GST on low value imported goods

The time of payment will differ depending on the content of the package

A In cases where the total price of goods is less than 1,000 AUD

tenso.com will charge 10% GST for the following:

  1. Total invoice value
  2. tenso.com usage fee (handling fee, consolidation fee and international shipping fee)
Total amount as stated on the invoice under 1,000 AUD
  • Int'l shipping Fee: 1,400 JPY
  • Handling Fee: 500 JPY
  • Consolidation Fee: 500 JPY
  • Special Packaging: 600 JPY
Payment to tenso during handling. gst10%

B In cases where the total price of goods is more than 1,000 AUD

tenso.com will charge 10% GST for the following:

  1. tenso.com usage fee only (handling fee, consolidation fee and international shipping fee)

* 10% GST of the total invoice value will be charged by the shipping company upon package arrival

Total amount as stated on the invoice Above 1,000 AUD
Payment to the delivery company at the time of shipping. gst10%

  • Int'l shipping Fee: 1,400 JPY
  • Handling Fee: 500 JPY
  • Consolidation Fee: 500 JPY
  • Special Packaging: 600 JPY
Payment to tenso during handling. gst10%

Furthermore, whether or not items exceed 1,000 AUD will be decided based on our foreign exchange conversion rate.

If you have settled invoice value's GST with tenso.com when arranging for shipment but is charged by the shipping company upon arrival again, please contact tenso.com's customer support along with the shipping company's payment receipt.

Contact us here

The GST only affects the import consumption tax. Import duties will not be changed.

The import duty will be charged by the shipping company upon delivery (if incurred).

We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause you.  Thank you for your understanding.