GST-free export pricing to the Pacific

New Zealand charges 15% GST on goods sold for use in New Zealand, and that GST is already built into the prices you see across our site. But goods that are exported from New Zealand are zero-rated— GST applies at 0%. So when we build a home and ship it to you in the Pacific, you don’t pay that 15%.

In plain terms: a home listed at $28,000 including GST is around $24,300 without NZ GSTas an export order. The saving is real, but it’s the GST coming off an exported sale — not a discount, and not something we can apply to a home that stays in New Zealand.

Under New Zealand’s GST Act, a supply of goods can be zero-rated when the goods are exported. In practice that means two conditions matter for your order: the home must genuinely leave New Zealand, and it must do so within the timeframe the law allows — generally within 28 daysof the “time of supply” — supported by proper export documentation.

This is why the GST-free price is an indicative price until your order is confirmed: eligibility depends on the export actually happening and being documented, not on where you happen to be browsing from. We confirm the final figure with you at quote, once the destination and shipping are set.

You don’t need to become an expert in New Zealand tax law. As a New Zealand–registered exporter that already ships across the Pacific, we prepare the paperwork the zero rate depends on — the customs export entry and the bill of lading — and we arrange sea freight so the home leaves within the required window. Keeping those records is what lets the sale be zero-rated correctly and on time.

You’re dealing directly with the New Zealand company building your home, not an opaque middleman. The journey itself — build, folding down, shipping and unfolding on site — is the same one we describe in our build, ship and install guide.

New Zealand doesn’t charge an export tax, but your own country may apply import duty and a local tax (such as VAT or a border consumption tax) when the home arrives. Those rates are set by your government, not by us, and are paid on arrival at clearance.

The good news: several Pacific nations reduce or waive duty on prefabricated buildingsto help ease housing supply, and the exact treatment depends on your local customs classification. We’ll prepare the export documents your customs authority needs, and we’re happy to point you to the right local questions to ask — but the final landed cost always includes whatever your destination applies.

You can view either price anywhere on the site. Switch to export pricing and every home’s price updates to show the GST-free figure; switch back to see the standard New Zealand (GST-inclusive) price.

Then browse the full range or build and price a configuration in the configurator — the totals follow whichever mode you choose. Transport (sea freight) and any site preparation are quoted separately, so there are no surprises.

The fastest way to a confirmed price is to tell us where in the Pacific your home is going. We’ll set the destination and shipping, apply the zero rate correctly, and send a firm quote. Get in touch or book a viewing to start.

Indicative guidance only, not tax advice. Zero-rating requires the home to be exported within the required timeframe with valid documentation; import duty and any local taxes in your country are set locally and paid on arrival. Final pricing and eligibility are confirmed at quote.