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Buying from Overseas Can I Claim Back under TRS?

Hi, I am looking at purchasing a secondhand watch from Chrono24. As the item is from overseas, am assuming I will get charged Custom duty tax - 5% import duty and 10% of import GST. Hence my …

TRS Question - JB Hi-Fi Receipt

Hi everyone, do you think a JB HiFi receipt (normal store receipt) with name included as comment will be enough for Tourist Refund Scheme? The item is priced greater than $1000. The store personnel …

Airport GST Rebate

I had a read on the GST rebate scheme for travellers out of Australia and wanted to be clear… Say if I bought a discounted item off eBay, what are the chances I can claim rebate on it? And …

TRS - Carry On Question

I am going on holiday and from what I have seen, you will need to use hand luggage for the items you want the tax refund for unless it is bulky or a liquid. If the items I want to claim for is …

TRS Sony A7cii Bringing The Item Back

Hello Bargainers. I am going overseas in a few weeks and thinking of buying a Sony A7Cii. From what I understand, I can claim the GST back under the tourist refund scheme and bring it back with me …

amaysim

amaysim Tax Invoice for TRS

Has anyone purchased Amayim prepaid phones and claimed TRS? Their invoice is not clear so wanted to find if they are OK?

TRS - Two Receipts Amounting to > $1000 - Address Required?

Hi everyone, I recently bought various Apple products and currently got 2 receipts which are below <$1,000 hence there's only my name but no address on it. Adding the value of these two …

Can TRS Officers Flag Someone to Be Checked on Arrival

I bought an iPhone 15 pro and wanted to claim tax return, but was stupid and was using the phone during the refund process, the TRS officer was very intimidating and kept asking me if I was going to …

poll Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) with Domestic Connection in Australia

Hi there, I will be flying overseas soon. The flight will depart from Brisbane and requires a connection flight at Melbourne. i.e. BNE -> MEL -> overseas. The flights are purchased from the …

If I Buy Something on 24th November and Travel on 22nd January - Eligible for TRS?

Would I still eligible for TRS refund as its exactly 60 days?

Can I Claim TRS from Online Purchased Goods

Hi, i am going overseas and want to know, if i can claim GST on Online purchases ?? or it has to be bought instore. What are other things to keep in mind, going to do first time, don't have any …

Phone TRS Refund & Return

So… TRS refund for phones - if you bring back a phone that you have claimed TRS for, do customs actually check serial numbers or something? The receipt shows the serial number - but I wonder if …

Can You Claim TRS with E-Receipt

Hi everyone, mate of mine have bought a brand new iPhone from Apple online store but he was not given any paper receipt but an online invoice. My mate will be travelling overseas and would like to …

Claiming TRS Refund without Packaging

I have done a quick search and the official guidance from ABF is as follows: You can remove your goods from the packaging and use the goods before you depart. You can choose to leave the …

Officeworks

Tourist Refund Scheme - Invoice Re-Printed as Refund/Exchange to Include Name - Will This Be Accepted?

Just wondering if anyone would have any knowledge if my certain situation will be accepted at the TRS: I bought a laptop costing over $1000 and forgot to ask for a TRS specific invoice. I asked …

Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) at Melbourne Connecting Flight from Sydney Question

Hey all, I'm going on a flight from Sydney and have a transit at Melbourne. - 8:00 AM Sydney flight - 9:35 AM Melbourne landing & then a connecting flight - 11:30 AM international …

TRS for Overseas Purchases with GST (E.g. Amazon US via Amazon AU)

A point which I had never thought of, but should work in theory. For example: Amazon US purchases via Amazon AU come with a Tax invoice which says Amazon AU (with ABN listed) collects GST for low …

Tourist Refund Scheme TRS Question

Had a quick look don't think anyone has asked this, hopefully not a double up! Have a question regarding bring goods back, if you claim TRS and get $220 back that's all fine as it's …

The Good Guys

TRS Confusion - The Good Guys Two Different ABN's

Hi guys, this is potentially gonna be a very short thread but just wanna ask and find out. I've placed two orders from TGG and they were shipped from two different locations. Looking at the …

TRS Claim at Airport

Hi All, After some advice. I bought an Iphone for my mother and she is returning home, i.e leaving Australia. Can she claim the TRS on this iPhone? I checked the TRS website and it mentions that the …