Good evening all.
Does anyone here have experience buying from Catch.co.nz?
I'm attempting to buy something that costs approx $600 NZD. At checkout a small message says: "There are items in your cart over the low value import threshold".
I'm unclear what this means. I thought NZ's import threshold is now $1000. I will contact Catch, but any advice is greatly appreciated.
Hi from my experience, low value import threshold is NZD400. However, recently bought an item from Amazon US for less than NZD$200, site charged GST.
Receipt (in USD) showing like,
Total before GST:$96.68
Estimated GST:$14.50
Thanks for that. That is nice and clear.
I was expecting Catch to also include GST in their pricing. Except the message goes on to say something like: you may have to pay additional GST and import duties.
If the counter-party is GST registered, then they will add GST regardless of the amount.
Strange that Catch aren't GST registered, I'd have thought they'd have a few sales here, but their website doesn't seem to have been updated with the changes from 2019:
https://www.customs.govt.nz/about-us/news/important-notices/…
Anecdotal evidence suggests that items under $1000 from a retailer that isn't GST registered won't require payment of GST or fees, there is some discussion in other deal posts, maybe B&H.
Thank you. Yes, it's almost like they haven't bothered updating.
I searched the B&H example you mentioned and a geekzone thread had this URL for calculating GST/Duty:
https://www.customs.govt.nz/personal/duty-and-gst/whats-my-d…
I wonder if this is accurate?
Not in your case:
Customs will not collect GST, duty or charge an Import Entry Transaction Fee (IETF) on goods valued $1000 or less, unless the goods are part of a large consignment.
Can check some of these:
Update:
Here is the "low value import threshold" message on the checkout page:
https://imgur.com/7rgfyWK
Catch customer support said GST is included in their price, but NZ Customs may/will calculate the duty or additional taxes. Hmmmm.
I always use the 'customs import duty calculator' website when buying overseas. Better safe than a nasty unexpected bill
I bought a vaccuum from there and had no trouble, but that was only $350