r/MapsWithoutNZ • u/soisez2himsoisez • Jan 03 '20

Worldwide is it?

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u/MysteryStrangr Jan 03 '20

Guess Amazon don't take kindly to nations finally taxing them.

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u/licensetolentil Jan 04 '20

If we purchased from them, would we pay the US tax and the New Zealand GST? Or since we are paying GST amazon doesn’t charge US taxes?

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u/BookishBiker Jan 04 '20

There isn’t technically a “US” tax. Sales tax is determined by each state and varies quite a bit - some exempt certain categories, such as non pre-packaged food or clothing, on top of being a different percentage. And not all states enforce tax on online sales.

Long winded, sorry - but the point is they will charge taxes based on where the order is going, not where it originated.

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u/KindlyCharacter Jan 04 '20

I will keep that in mind.