Conway wrote:My recent import from the US got held up a week getting through Customs.
The date has been put back to 1 December 2019. And there's still some confusion, because the aim for smaller cost items is for the offshore sellers to charge & collect the GST and pay to the NZ IRD, and local customs will collect on items costing over $1,000.
But overseas sellers only have to comply if they sell in total more than $60k to NZ customers per annum. This suggests there is a potential tax collection gap for non-regular offshore sellers and goods up to $1,000.
i end up purchased on reverb and work with the seller (private listing) by putting a lower amount and get it into NZ without paying GST or Duty. that said, i do not recommend anyone doing this for the insurance perspective
If it is a retailer, you will be paying gst 90% of the time.