A Korean antitrust authority has raided Apple’s offices in Seoul recently, to investigate Apple’s 33% App Store fee in the region.
for App Store content. The new investigation is apparently looking into Apple’s 33% App Store commissions, which are even higher than the regular 30% fees that developers have to pay to Apple. For those that are eligible for the 15% commission rate, the fees actually jump to 16.5% in the country.
The Korean Fair Trade Commission reportedly raided Apple’s local offices in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on September 26th for an on-site investigation. The KFTC is investigating claims that Apple had abused its market dominance in the region. The action follows a complaint from the Korea Mobile Game Association that Apple collected excessive App Store fees.
The association explains that consumers pay the app price and a 10% value-added tax to the app market operator, Korean sitereported. The operators must apply a 30% fee after deducting the VAT from the amount consumers pay. The MKGA claims that Apple applies the 30% commission to the entire 110% amount. This apparently leads to an actual App Store fee of 33% that developers have to pay.Reporting on the new antitrust investigation,
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