Thread: Amazon to block Australian shoppers from its US website
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Old 06-01-2018, 10:13 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by JoHunt View Post
The issue is that Amazon.com is a US company. The Australian government passed legislation according to which any company located outside of Australia which sells more than $75,000 per year to Australian residents is required to collect the same 10% goods and services tax (GST) that a company located in Australia is required to collect.

Amazon is refusing to do so and from July 1 will no longer allow sales on its US site to be shipped to Australia. Australian consumers will have to use Amazon's Australian site.

The burden of collecting and remitting taxes for another country is one that many companies will choose not to undertake.
How does the Australian government enforce it?
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