Amazon US has reversed a decision that prevented shipping to Australia.
Back in May 2018, Amazon US said it would no longer ship items to Australia, saying “we have had to assess the workability of the legislation as a global business with multiple international sites.”
The decision coincided with new stipulations that meant Amazon has to collect GST on all goods shipped into Australia.
Today, Amazon has said customer feedback means it will once again allow international shipping.
“As a result of customer feedback, from November 22 Amazon customers will be able to ship eligible items from Amazon.com to Australian delivery addresses,” the company told News.com.au.
“Earlier this year, Amazon assessed changes to the Australian GST law as a global company with multiple international stores and, in order to remain compliant with the legislation, made the difficult decision to suspend exports from our international stores to Australia,” the Amazon spokesperson continued.
“Following the announcement of these changes, we listened to the customer feedback and assessed how we could respond. Since that time, our teams have continued to focus their efforts on building the complex infrastructure needed to enable exports of low value goods to Australia and remain compliant with GST laws.
“We are pleased to be able to offer Australian customers selection from Amazon.com, complementing the over 80 million products available on Amazon.com.au. This includes almost 20 million items from Amazon US through Global Store on amazon.com.au, many of which are eligible for fast, free shipping for Prime members in Australia.”
Just in time for Black Friday sales, eh?
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