Amazon will not ship goods overseas to Australian customers after a new GST rule that targets international retailers which comes into effect in July.
Amazon’s new rule will prevent Australians from buying from the Amazon US store and any other international Amazon store which usually have cheaper goods and a greater range compared with the Australian Amazon store.
Australian customers who visit an international Amazon store will be redirected to the Australian site from the 1st July, which has been running since late last year.
This is all in response to a new GST policy that will apply 10% tax to all overseas purchases under $1,000 announced by the Turnbull government last year in a bid to “level the playing field” between Australian and overseas retailers.
