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# GST in Australia

As of 1 July 2018, an Australian \*\*Goods and Services Tax (GST)\*\*of 10% is applied to sales of low-value goods imported by customers into Australia (under AU\$ 1000). GST will also apply to any shipping or insurance costs associated with the purchase.

As part of our service, Global‑e handles all GST regulation issues (registration with the Australian Taxation Office, applying necessary changes to commercial invoices, etc.) regarding sales to Australia. The GST on your sale will be calculated as 10% of the price that the customer pays. If the amount paid includes fees for shipping or insurance, these are included in the price of the goods when calculating the GST.

For **EU merchants** who don’t deduct local VAT on sales outside of the EU, the margin for Australia is lower due to GST applied. For example, for UK merchants selling to Australia, instead of the 20% margin they are receiving from non-EU sales, the margin to Australia will be just 10%. To increase your margins on sales to Australia (or other countries) you can use our country coefficient tool.

For **non-EU merchants** who don’t want to absorb the 10% GST to Australia, we advise using the country coefficient tool and applying a 10% increase in price for products in this country.