When shipping a low-value imported good (also known as “LVIG”) from overseas to a customer in Australia, you must include the following on your customs documentation*:
This information is required by your carrier to be able to import your shipments into Australia. Items shipped from outside of Australia that do not include the required customs documentation and that have not had GST collected may be held up at customs and may be seized, incur delays, or be subject to fines or other consequences. In addition, if the customer does not receive their order, you may not be paid for the sale.
*Note: Customs documentation is different to invoices that you issue to your customers. Any invoice that you are required to issue should not state that Amazon Commercial Services Pty Ltd is the seller of your products.
Items that have a customs value of AUD $1,000 or less are considered LVIG. The customs value is calculated considering the product price without GST, or any delivery or packaging charges.
Nevertheless, the GST will be calculated on the product price including delivery and packaging charges.
You must set up product prices, delivery and packaging charges inclusive of GST.
Example. A product has a seller set price of AUD $1,100.00 (GST inclusive) and a delivery charge of AUD $5.50 (GST inclusive).
Firstly, in order to determine whether the product is LVIG, we must calculate the customs value by removing the GST from the product price and ignoring the delivery charge.
($1,100/1.1)=$1,000
If the customs value of the product without GST is AUD $1,000 or less, the product is LVIG subject to LVIG GST. For more information, go to Frequently Asked Questions on Low Value Imports GST. If the customs value is greater than AUD $1,000, the product is not LVIG. Whilst LVIG GST will not apply, other duties and import charges apply to products over AUD $1,000, and other documentation and information will be required
Secondly, in order to calculate the GST payable on the product, we need to divide the total amount payable by the customer (that is, product price plus delivery charges by 11):
($1,105.50/11)=$100.50