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GST Exemption Codes

CodeDescription
​410
​ITEM 10 Customs Tariff Act Goods owned by and for official use of the government of a country other than Australia​

​​411
​ITEM 11 Customs Tariff Act Goods for use by or sale to persons the subject of a status of forces agreement
415 ITEM 15 Customs Tariff Act Goods imported by passenger and crew, inward duty free purchases, goods brought in or sent to Australia by members of the Defence Force stationed outside Australia, goods imported by members of forces of Canada, New Zealand or United Kingdom, and passengers' personal effects
417 Goods returned to Australia in an unaltered condition (refer to S.42-10 of GST Act for conditions)
418
ITEM 18 Customs Tariff Act Goods, or parts of goods, previously imported into Australia and returned after repair overseas free of charge in accordance with the provision of a warranty and saftey recall goods
419

ITEM 19 Customs Tariff Act Goods that a TCO under s. 269Q of the Customs Act declares are goods to which this item applies. (Exemption only applies to the value of the goods before repair)
420
ITEM 20 Customs Tariff Act Goods that have been exported from Australia for repair or renovation. (Exemption only applies to the value of the goods before repair or renovation)
​421
ITEM 21 Customs Tariff Act Goods that are imported for repair, alteration or industrial processing and are to be exported
421A ITEM 21A Customs Tariff Act Goods imported by the holder of a TRADEX order

​​422
​​ITEM 22 Customs Tariff Act Goods imported on or in containers, being containers that will be exported without being put to any other use. (Exemption only applies to the containers)
423
ITEM 23A Customs Tariff Act Goods donated or bequeathed by non residents to a registered charity or museum etc listed under subsection 30-100 1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 or to the public or to a public institution
​424
ITEM 24 Customs Tariff Act Goods that are not to be sold or to be used for the purpose of trade that became the property of the importer under a will or intestacy of a deceased person
425
ITEM 25 Customs Tariff Act Trophies won outside Australia; decorations, medallions or certificates sent from outside Australia; and trophies or prizes sent by donors resident outside Australia for presentation or competition in Australia
​427
ITEM 27 Customs Tariff Act samples of negligible value
4041
ITEM 4 Customs Tariff Act calenders, catalogues and overseas travel literature, overseas price lists and other overseas printed matter
4101 ITEM 10l Customs Tariff Act Goods, for the official use of a diplomatic mission in Australia, for the personal use of a person who is the head of such a mission or a member of the diplomatic staff, or goods for the personal use of a household family member of the head of the diplomatic mission or of the diplomatic staff
4102 ITEM 102 Customs Tariff Act Goods, for the personal use of a member of the administrative and technical staff and the household family members of the staff of a diplomatic mission in Australia and are imported when the staff member first takes up duty at the diplomatic mission, in Australia, of that country
4103 ITEM 103 Customs Tariff Act Goods, for the official use in a consular post in Australia, for the personal use of a person who is the head of a consular post in Australia, or for the personal use of a household family member of the head of a consular post in Australia
4104 ITEM 104 Customs Tariff Act Goods, for personal use of person who is employed in the administrative or technical service of a consular post in Australia and are imported when that person first takes up duty at a consular post, in Australia, of that country
4105 ITEM 105 Customs Tariff Act Goods for the official use of a consular post in Australia, being a consular post to which Item 103 does not apply
4106 ITEM 106 Customs Tariff Act Goods, for the official use of an organisation which is an international organisation to which the International Organisations (Privileges & Immunities) Act 1963 applies, or for the personal use of a person appointed to high office of such an organisation, or for the personal use of a household family member of that official, or goods that consist of the furniture or effects of the official if imported at the time when the official takes up office in Australia (NB exemption only applies to eligible international organisations)
AB1 Milk, skim milk, butter milk (whether liquid, powdered, concentrated or condensed); casein; whey, whey powder or paste
AB2 Beverages consisting of products referred to in AB1 (or a combination of those products) to the extent of at least 95%, but not including flavoured beverages
AB3 Lactose
AB4 Beverages consisting principally of soy milk or rice milk but not including flavoured beverages
AB5 Tea (including herbal tea, fruit tea, ginseng tea and other similar beverage preparations), coffee and coffee essence, chicory and chicory essence, and malt
AB6 Malt extract, if it is marketed principally for drinking purposes
AB7 Preparations for drinking purposes that are marketing principally as tea preparations, coffee preparations, or preparations for malted beverages
AB8 Preparations marketed principally as substitutes for preparations covered by AB6 or AB7
AB9 Dry preparation marketed for the purpose of flavouring milk
AB10 Concentrates for making non alcoholic beverages, if the concentrates consist of at least 90% by volume of juices of fruit
AB11 Non-alcoholic carbonated beverages , if they consist wholly of juices of fruit or vegetables
AB12 Non-alcoholic non-carbonated beverages, if they consist of at least 90% by volume of juices of fruits or vegetable
AB13 Beverages, and ingredients for beverages of a kind marketed principally for as foods for infants or invalids
AB14 Natural water, non-carbonated and without any other additives
B1 Heart monitors
B2 Pacemakers
B3 Surgical stockings
B4 Communication boards and voice output devices
B5 Communication cards
B6 Page turners
B7 Eye pointing frames
B8 Software programs specifically designed for people with disabilities
B9 Printers and scanners specifically designed for software and hardware used by people with disabilities
B10 Switches and switch interfaces
B11 Mouth/head/stick pointers
B12 Alternative keyboards
B13 Electrolarynx replacements
B14 Speech amplification/clarification aids
B15 Urine/faecal drainage/collection devices
B16 Waterproof covers or mattress protectors
B17 Absorbent pads for beds and chairs
B18 Disposable/reusable continence pads, pants and nappies required for continence use (excluding nappies for babies, sanitary pads or tampons)
B19 Enuresis alarms
B20 Incontinence appliances
B21 Hospital/medical/continence deodorising products
B22 Waterproof protection for beds and chairs
B23 Sterile plastic bags
B24 Electric bag emptiers
B25 Enemas, suppositories and applicators
B26 Urinals and bedpans
B27 Penile clamps
B28 Customised eating equipment for people with disabilities
B29 Customised toothbrushes for people with disabilities
B30 Dentures and artificial teeth
B31 Environmental control units designed for the disability of a particular person
B32 Computer modifications required for people with disabilities
B33 Medical alert devices
B34 Finger prickers
B35 Alcohol skin wipes
B36 Test strips
B37 Needles and syringes
B38 Glucose monitors
B39 Home dialysis machines
B40 Entral nutrition and associated delivery equipment
B41 Surgical shoes, boots, braces and irons
B42 Orthotics
B43 Hearing aids
B44 Visual display units specifically designed for deaf people, or for people with a speech impairment, to communicate with others
B45 Telephone communication devices specifically designed to allow deaf people to send and receive messages by telephone
B46 Batteries specifically designed specifically for use with hearing aids
B47 Visual/tactile alerting devices
B48 Interactive and broadcast videotext systems
B49 Closed caption decoding devices
B50 External processors for cochlear implants
B51 Bidet/bidet toilet attachments for people with disabilities
B52 Special door fittings relating to the disability of a particular person
B53 Special purpose car seats
B54 Car seat harness specifically designed for people with disabilities
B55 Wheelchair and occupant restraint
B56 Wheelchair ramp
B57 Electric/hydraulic wheelchair lifting device
B58 Motor vehicle modifications
B59 Manually operated adjustable beds
B60 Electronically operated adjustable beds
B61 Hospital-type beds
B62 Customised bed rails for people with disabilities
B63 Bed cradles
B64 Bed restraints
B65 bed poles and sticks
B66 Pressure management mattresses and overlays
B67 Backrests, leg rests and footboards for bed use
B68 Spinal orthoses
B69 Lower limb orthoses
B70 Upper limb orthoses
B71 Pressure management garments and lymphoedema pumps
B72 Callipers
B73 Surgical corsets
B74 Hand splints and cervical collars
B75 Mandibular advancement splints
B76 Alternative positional seating corner chairs
B77 Alternative positional seating abduction cushion or long leg wedges
B78 Alternative positional seating modifications
B79 Standing frames
B80 Standing frames or tilt table modifications
B81 Side lying boards
B82 Night-time positioning equipment modifications
B83 Artificial limbs and associated supplements and aids
B84 Mammary prostheses
B85 Postural support seating trays
B86 Electrically operated therapeutic lounge/recliner chairs specifically designed for people with disabilities
B87 Cushions specifically designed for people with disabilities
B88 Manual, electric, ceiling track or pool hoists specifically designed for people with disabilities
B89 Hoist slings
B90 Goosenecks
B91 Transfer boards
B92 Transfer sheets, mats or belts
B93 Stairlifts
B94 Portable stair climbers
B95 Monkey rings for people with disabilities
B96 Crutches
B97 Walking sticks - specialised
B98 Walking frames - standard adult
B99 Walking frames - standard child
B100 Walking frames - specialised
B101 Walking frames modifications
B102 Specialised ambulatory orthoses
B103 Specialised ambulatory orthosis modifications
B104 Quadrupod and tripod walking aids
B105 Wheelchairs, motorised wheelchairs, scooters, tricycles, spinal carriages and other goods for the carriage people with disabilities
B106 Accessories associated with wheelchairs, motorised wheelchairs, scooters, tricycles, spinal carriages and other goods for the carriage people with disabilities
B107 Battery chargers for wheelchairs, motorised wheelchairs, scooters, tricycles, spinal carriages and other goods for the carriage people with disabilities
B108 Stair-aid apparatus designed for carrying people with disabilities in wheelchairs up or down stairs
B109 Syringe drivers
B110 Patient control analgesia
B111 Bathboards or toilet seats for people with disabilities
B112 Bath supports
B113 Shower chairs or stools
B114 Shower supports
B115 Shower trolleys
B116 Mobile shower chairs
B117 Commodes
B118 Commode cushions
B119 Commode pans
B120 Toilet frames
B121 Toilet supports
B122 Self-help poles
B123 Ventilators
B124 Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) appliances
B125 Respiratory appliance mask assemblies - complete
B126 Respiratory appliance mask assemblies - components
B127 Respiratory appliance accessories
B128 Sleep apnoea machines
B129 Peak flow meters
B130 Nebulisers
B131 Spacers
B132 Vaporisers
B133 Respirators
B134 Air pumps
B135 Bottled oxygen and associated hardware
B136 Oxygen concentrators
B137 Breathing monitors
B138 Ventilators
B139 Safety helmets specifically designed for people with disabilities
B140 Jobst suits
B141 Transcutaneous nerve stimulator machines
B142 Stoma products including all bags and related equipment for patients with colostomies and ileostomies
B143 Tactile or braille books, magazines or newspapers
B144 Electronic reading aids
B145 Talking book machines (and parts) specifically designed for people with a vision impairment
B146 Enlarged text computer monitors for people with a vision impairment
B147 Braille note takers
B148 Braille printers and papers
B149 Braille translators (hardware & software)
B150 Money identification equipment
B151 Auditory/tactile alerting devices
B152 Sonar canes
B153 Reading magnification devices (excluding magnifying glasses)
B154 Artificial eyes
B155 Lenses for prescription spectacles
B156 Prescription contact lenses
B157 Ultrasonic sensing devices specifically designed for use by people with a vision impairment
B158 Viewscan apparatus specifically designed for use by people with a vision impairment
R1 Alginate
R2 Hydro colloids
R3 Hydro gel
R4 Polyurethane film
R5 Polyurethane Foam
R6 Tracheostomy appliance and accessories
R7 Laryngotomy appliances and accessories
R8 Skin bond
R9 Artificial ears
R10 Nose prostheses
R11 Hearing loops
R12 Infusion sets
R13 Infusion pumps
R14 Compression garments
R15 Supplements and aids associated with mammary prostheses
R16 Postural support seating
R17 Accessories associated with walking frames or specialised ambulatory ortheses
R18 Customised modifications and accessories for the aids and appliances mentioned in items 111 to 121 of Schedule 3 to the Act
R19 Tilt tables
R20 Stoma products including all bags and related equipment for patients with urostomies
FOOD Food for human consumption not otherwise excluded in the GST Act
BMO Other GST-free health goods as specified by the Minister in GST-free Supply (Health Goods) Determination 2000 of 22 June 2000 and GST-free (Drugs and Medicinal Preparations) Determination 2000 of 22 June 2000
CCM Course materials (as defined by s 195-1 of GST Act)
IWA Water
LPM Precious metals (as defined by s 195-1 of GST Act)

​NDIS
​National Disability Insurance Scheme plan supplies as specified by the Minister in GST-free Supply (National Disability Insurance Scheme Supports) Determination 2021​​​
PAIDGST paid or collected by the overseas vendor
PVET Cars for use by disabled veterans (as defined by s 38-505 of GST Act)
PODP Cars for use by other disabled people (as defined by s 38-510 of GST Act)
G135 Money (as defined by s 195-1of GST Act)
TRAN Transition Act Section 13
OTHR Other- not specified above
​FHP
​​Other (hygienic articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber)
Tampons
Sanitary articles, NSA, being women’s or girls’ briefs
Clothing accessories
Sanitary articles of plastics, NSA​

V1.120 Sept 2021