Amazon has announced that it will no longer be shipping to Australia out of its global store, when changes to the country's goods and services tax (GST) come into effect on July 1, 2018.
In an email sent to Australian customers of the global marketplace, the company said that from the start of July it will be redirecting customers from its international Amazon sites to amazon.com.au.
"While we regret any inconvenience this may cause, from 1 July we will be redirecting Australian customers from our international Amazon sites to amazon.com.au where you can shop for products sold by Amazon US on the new Amazon Global Store, available today," the company wrote.
"We have taken this step to provide our customers with continued access to international selection and allow us to remain compliant with the law which requires us to collect and remit GST on products sold on Amazon sites that are shipped from overseas."
From July 1, 2018, overseas retailers selling goods to Australia will be liable to pay GST on items under AU$1,000.
Under the legislation passed in June 2017, the low-value imports will be treated the same as those over AU$1,000, requiring sellers not based in Australia to register for GST collection.
Foreign suppliers, as well as re-deliverers and electronic distribution platform providers such as Amazon and eBay, will be liable for GST on low-value imported goods sold to an Australian consumer, and only those foreign suppliers that generate more than AU$75,000 in sales annually in Australia will be required to register with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for the collection of GST on all goods sold online.
In addition, foreign suppliers will be expected to include a GST component in the