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Originally Posted by jalandar
Not trying to apply any federal law.
Amazon exists in the EU, and thus it has to follow the law in the EU, because the EU has a nexus of jurisdiction over it. Nothing to do with US Law.
Amazon US and Amazon EU are both Amazon, Inc, and it must comply with the law regardless of which site someone is buying from. Since it has a presence under the authority of EU Law, it must collect the required taxes and fees as dictated by the law.
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And what country's entity Amazon, Inc. would be – US or EU? And no, I don't have to pay any tax for small purchases (now less than $15) shipped from Amazon US while everything shipped from Amazon UK will be taxed. So, they are still regarded as different entities from tax perspective. The same goes for import tax. I don't believe that Amazon US are obliged to collect anything on behalf of Latvian government but rather this agreement is for the convenience of shoppers. In this way more people can buy things from the US, Amazon can sell more stuff and the government gets more tax collected. Everybody wins.