Chapter 2
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The basic rules
Part 2-3
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Importations
Division 13
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Taxable importations
13-5
What are taxable importations?
(1)
You make a
taxable importation
if:
(a)
goods are imported; and
(b)
you enter the goods for home consumption (within the meaning of the
Customs Act 1901
).
However, the importation is not a taxable importation to the extent that it is a *
non-taxable importation
.
Note:
There is no registration requirement for taxable importations, and the importer need not be carrying on an enterprise.
History
S 13-5(1) substituted by No 176 of 1999, s 3 and Sch 1 item 17, effective 1 July 2000. S 13-5(1) formerly read:
(1)
A
taxable importation
is an *importation of goods into Australia, but only to the extent that it is not a *non-taxable importation.
Note:
There is no registration requirement for taxable importations, and the importer need not be carrying on an enterprise.
(2)
(Repealed by No 176 of 1999)
History
S 13-5(2) repealed by No 176 of 1999, s 3 and Sch 1 item 17, effective 1 July 2000. S 13-5(2) formerly read:
(2)
You make an
importation of goods into Australia
if:
(a)
you enter the goods for home consumption (within the meaning of the
Customs Act 1901
); and
(b)
at the time they are so entered for home consumption, you are the owner (within the meaning of that Act) of the goods.
(3)
However, an importation of *
money
is not an importation of goods into the indirect tax zone.
History
S 13-5(3) amended by No 2 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 4 item 31, by substituting
"
the indirect tax zone
"
for
"
Australia
"
, applicable to a tax period that commences on or after 1 July 2015.