Amazon Netherlands site users reach 6.5 million, Thailand will impose VAT on foreign Internet operators

Amazon Netherlands site users reach 6.5 million, nearly doubling

According to foreign media reports, since Amazon Netherlands officially opened its website to global buyers in January 2020, the number of users on its platform has increased from 3.8 million to 6.5 million.

It is reported that Amazon Netherlands was launched in 2014, but at that time it was just a book sales platform . It was not until January 2020 that Amazon Netherlands was officially opened to global buyers .

According to data from website research agency Vinex, the number of users of Amazon Netherlands reached 4.9 million in August 2020. During the peak shopping season in November, the number of visits to Amazon Netherlands reached 7.3 million. In addition, in January 2021, 6.5 million Dutch consumers visited Amazon Netherlands at least once that month . In comparison, Coolblue had 5 million visitors that month and Bol.com had 11.5 million.

French antitrust watchdog says Google violated directive on negotiating with news publishers

According to foreign media reports, French antitrust investigators recently accused Google of failing to comply with the country's antitrust authorities' instructions on how to negotiate with news publishers on copyright issues.

In their 93-page statement of objections, investigators wrote that Google's failure to comply with the rules was "extremely serious." Antitrust authorities can impose fines of up to 10% of a company's revenue if they find it has violated the rules .

Thailand to impose VAT on foreign internet operators from September

According to the Thai Constitutional Gazette , Thailand will impose value-added tax on foreign electronic service operators recently .

Starting from September 1 this year , Thailand will charge a 7% electronic service value-added tax to all "foreign companies" that provide online services and have annual revenue exceeding 1.8 million baht (about 387,000 yuan).

It is reported that companies affected by this new tax regulation include: film and television game production companies, online service platforms, etc., especially the international Internet giants that have landed in Thailand - Apple, Google, Facebook, Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, etc., all of which have to pay value-added tax.

Hong Kong DHL issued a notice on the issue of poster declaration information

It is reported that DHL Hong Kong has issued a notice that incomplete invoice information of customs declaration shipments will be returned by DHL Hong Kong. The complete information includes:

Name of the shipping company, person and address;

Recipient company name, person name, and address;

Goods information: Detailed product description including material, ingredients, usage, unit price, quantity, etc.

It is important to note that the sender 's information cannot be left blank. Personal mail may not have a company name, but it must have a person's name and address , otherwise it will be returned.

The cumulative cargo value of the China-Europe " Bay Area " train exceeded 1 billion yuan in half a year

It is reported that Shenzhen's "Bay Area" China-Europe freight train has run a total of 38 trains since its first operation in August last year, transporting 19,201.39 tons of goods with a cargo value of 1.035 billion yuan.

So far, the China-Europe Express "Bay Area" has been sent to 29 European countries, with the top three export values ​​being Germany, Hungary and Poland. Against the backdrop of the global fight against the pandemic, the China-Europe Express continues to operate in an orderly and smooth manner, delivering "Chinese power" to the global fight against the pandemic and boosting the economy.

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