Goods purchased overseas, and delivered to Australia, do not normally incur any GST charges if the value is under $1,000, (at July 2011).
Orders over $1,000 will incur GST on the product value including delivery charges, and may also incur Import Duties.
More information from the official source at: www.customs.gov.au
There are many shops in the UK that will deliver to Australia, some of them even offering Free Delivery, others offer a low cost delivery, whilst some charge a very high price.
A few examples, at July 2011, are:
Books:
- www.bookdepository.com – Free Delivery Worldwide.
- www.amazon.co.uk
– Free Delivery on book orders over £25.
Lingerie:
- Ann Summers – £3.95 per order.
- Bedtime Flirt – Free on orders over £65.00
- Dorothy Perkins
Most companies will apply some special Terms & Conditions for international deliveries.