Amazon geoblocks Australia from US site

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Amazon geoblocks Australia from US site

To avoid new GST rules.

Amazon.com will force Australians to use its Australian website instead of its much larger US site to avoid having to impose GST on purchases worth less than $1000. The retail giant said it would subject Australians to geoblocking from July 1, when a 10 percent GST applies to all imported ...

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