MaryJones

Q: I live in South Africa and want to buy itunes music that is not available in this country e.g. German music. How come that in the age of globalisation we are dictated by whoever and restricted to shop where we as a consumer wants to?

I live in South Africa and have shopped for years in the German itunes online shop which now is not possible anymore. How come in the age of globalisation we are dictated by whoever to shop only at certain itunes shops. Itunes South Africa does not have the variety of music by far and makes it completely uninteresting to ever buy an Apple product again. I have a German billing address but a South African credit card with which I normally can pay ANYTHING ANYWHERE on is planet except the music that I want to listen to from itunes Germany or the States. Who makes the laws on this one?

iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 30, 2016 12:12 AM

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  • by alex_h1,

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Mar 31, 2016 11:40 AM in response to MaryJones
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    Mar 31, 2016 11:40 AM in response to MaryJones

    Hello MaryJones,

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

     

    I see you have questions concerning purchasing iTunes Store content involving multiple countries.  In order to use a country's iTunes Store, you need to be located in that country, with a valid payment method and billing address in that country.

     

    What you need know before you change your country or region

    When you change your iTunes Store country:

    • Update your billing address to one in your new country. When you change your billing address, the primary address for your Apple ID and your other Apple services, such as the App Store and iCloud, automatically updates.
    • You might need to update your payment method. For example, only German credit cards can be used to buy content from the German iTunes Store and App Store.
    • You won't see the items that you purchased from the previous country’s store in your Purchased section.
    • You won’t see the items from your iCloud Music Library that you matched, uploaded, or added from the previous country’s store.

    When you make a purchase in the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store, the country in your iTunes Store account information must match the country listed on your Apple ID account page.

    Find out what to do if you can't change your country or region.

    Change your iTunes Store country or region

     

    Take care.