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4 . VAT in the United Kingdom & GST in Australia &VAT in the EU

1. VAT in the United Kingdom

 

According to UK government's new policy on imported goods after Brexit, VAT will be levied for all the parcels that are exported to UK.

The VAT is based on the price of your purchased goods and shipping costs.The VAT will be charged by the customs where the goods arrive, we don't pre-charge the VAT anymore.

If you want to learn more about this policy, you can click the following website :

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021/changes-to-vat-treatment-of-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021#goods-located-outside-the-uk-at-the-point-of-sale.

 

2. GST pre-charged for goods value under AU$1,000

 

According to Australia government's policy on imported goods, GST will be levied for all the parcels that are exported to Australia. To comply with the regulation and for the convenience of customs clearance process, we will charge GST in advance.

 

If causes any inconvenience, please kindly understand, if you have any question, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for you understanding.

 

 

3.VAT in the EU

 

 According to EU government's new policy on imported goods, from 1 July 2021, the VAT rules on cross-border business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce activities will change. The rationale for these changes is to overcome the barriers to cross-border online sales and address challenges arising from the VAT regimes for distance sales of goods and for the importation of low value consignments.

 

To comply with the regulation and for the convenience of customs clearance process, changes are also made on our website for parcels that are going to be exported to EU countries. Please review below details before order on us and if you still have any question , please free feel to send emails to our customer service: [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding.

 

1) VAT number Available

If you have a VAT number,although you fill in your VAT number, VAT will also be  pre-charged by our website if your declared value is less than 150EUR  according to the custom regulation and it could be easier to go through the customs clearance process. When the goods arrive in your destination, please kindly cooperate with your local customs agency or shipping service provider to offer the information they need or pay for the other fees if necessary, so as to get your parcel released and delivered successfully.

 

2) VAT number Unavailable

If you don't have a VAT number, Whether or not to pre-charge VAT will be depended on your total declared value. Below are the details:

a. For total declared value Less than 150EUR, when you place the order, our platform will pre-charge VAT on behalf of the customs and it will be then transferred to your local government. Once your order arrives in your destination country, you don't have to pay extra money for VAT or customs duty.

b. For total declared value No Less than 150EUR, our platform will not pre-charge VAT, but you have to pay for VAT and customs duty to your local government when goods arrives at your end.

 

Total Declared Value/EUR

VAT

Customs Duty

<150

Pre-charged

no duty incur

≥150

Charged at your end

 

 

*You may get some helpful information from the following web pages

1.Taxation and Customs Union - European Commission

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/

2.VAT for e-commerce

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/vat/vat-e-commerce_en

 

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