Amazon – ‘geo-blocks’ Australians back to its (thinly stocked and uncompetitive) Australian hub rather than have the US pay Australian GST from 1 July 2018
The start of the new legislation, to force overseas suppliers, to pay Australian GST, on supplies of sub-$1,000 goods, to Australians, seems to have backfired, after Amazon announced (on 31.5.18) that it would subject Australian purchasers to a ‘geo-block’ – namely to redirect Australian purchasers, to its new Australian hub, which would pay the GST.…