The latest changes to Amazon's flash sale pricing policy!!

1. Cause of the incident

1. Guernsey Tax Policy
   As a British Crown dependency, Guernsey is exempt from 20% value-added tax (VAT) when shopping on Amazon. Therefore, the actual transaction price of the order is 80% of the product price.

2. Amazon Price Scraping Vulnerability

   When calculating the 30-day lowest price (T30D), the system does not differentiate between regional pricing strategies and includes the actual payment price in duty-free areas in the calculation range.
   
   

2. Appeal Logic

1. Download the Amazon VAT Transactions Report and filter for Guernsey orders (postcode range GY1-GY9).

2. Screening other orders shows that the transaction price of orders other than Guernsey is higher than US$9.99.

3. To quote the law: Under section 30(6) of the UK Value Added Tax Act 1994, sales to the Channel Islands are treated as exports and are not subject to domestic price tracking.

   
   

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