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Thought I would have a snoop at Aus wire(barb) prices we have to pay $140 per 25 kg coil , Aus pays A$120 ish for forty kgs , that's close to half . Plain wire $nz 100 or so for a roll , 260 meters long ,Aus A$150 for 1500 meters of roll . Usually bought by the ton here , wire strainer supplied with every coil of wire at the moment , about 12 per ton . Freight NZ$ 1200 per ton for less than 3 cubic meters for the first to then 900 after that . Still about half the price landed . Pity I did not know a while back , we are being ripped of by our suppliers .Lady I spoke two did not know the ton rate but would be cheaper again

oh thanks for the info, i've passed it onto John, he just purchased some fiberglass electric fence posts (the white ones) said they cost $5 each which sounds pretty hight
mate Dale had some Chinese company make a type mesh wire he wanted, don't think Chinese wire is much good but

can you get delivery from aussie?

If the supplier incorrectly assumes that GST does not apply, it will not be able to recover the GST cost from the overseas customer and will be out of pocket for the GST liability.

Export of Goods
In order to attract the GST exemption, the supplier must export the goods from Australia before, or within 60 days after the earlier of the receipt of any of the consideration, or the provision of an invoice. Where the goods are paid for by instalments, the goods must be exported before, or within 60 days after the earlier of receiving any of the final instalment or the provision of an invoice. It should be noted that the invoice does not have to satisfy the requirements for a tax invoice for the purposes of triggering the 60 day period. The Commissioner generally accepts that the requirement is met if possession is handed over or delivery is made within the 60 day period provided that the supplier has completed all other actions necessary for the exportation of the goods.

Further, the supplier must be the effective “sender” of the goods, that is, it must either contract with an international carrier for the overseas transportation of the goods or be responsible for delivering the goods to a ship or aircraft operator that has been engaged by another party to transport the goods overseas.

The export loses its GST-free basis if it is not made within the 60 day time period or if the supplier re-imports the goods back into Australia.

Where GST does not apply

There are two types of supplies that do not attract GST.

GST-free supplies: Examples of GST-free supplies include the supply of food, medical services, education, child care and exports. GST is not payable on GST-free supplies. However, suppliers will be entitled to an input tax credit for acquisitions relating to those supplies.

Temporary import/export of commercial goods
Goods may be brought into Australia temporarily without the payment of customs duty or
taxes for a period of up to 12 months. These goods are referred to as Temporary Imports.
The legislative provisions for Temporary Imports are contained in sections 162 and 162A
of the Customs Act 1901 and Regulations 124, 124A 125, 125A and 125B of the Customs
Regulations 1926. (see explanations below). Goods can also be brought into Australia
temporarily under the cover of a ‘carnet’ which is an international ‘passport’ for goods.
All temporary imports must be re-exported within the approved period.
The nature of the goods, what they will be used for while in Australia and who is
importing them determine which provisions the goods might be eligible for


Exporting goods
Except for the exemptions listed below, all goods intended for export must be entered.
Export entries may be lodged :
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as an owner or as an agent acting on behalf of an owner; or
• manually, by completion of a documentary entry, which may be prepared by the
owner or an agent appointed by the owner. This method of entry must be lodged
with Customs by mailing, faxing or giving it to an officer in the Export Section of a
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Otherwise, a manual entry may be faxed to a Customs office 24 hours a day

Exemption from export entry
Items exempt from export entry requirements include:
A consignment by post, ship or aircraft from one person to another that has an
FOB value not exceeding $2000, unless it includes:

GST and exported goods
The introduction of the GST and the Australian Business Number (ABN) in July 2000 has
created a further need to verify export information. As the supply of goods for export is
generally GST-free, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) requires exporters to keep
appropriate records to verify that goods have been exported.
Such records include air waybills, bills of lading and export entries, on which ABNs must
be included. The ATO will use this information when carrying out verification checks of
GST-free amounts disclosed at label G2 on a Business Activity Statement.

looks like it would be best to find a company that exports what I want . From what I understand both countries GST works the same .There is a big advantage of bringing wire from Aus , looks about half price landed . I got the length wrong in my first post should have been 650 meters for plain wire .

yes it would be exempt both here and in nz

so then no timber packaging

maybe space in container...emmmmm

john ended up buying his wire from Palmer Steel