Duties and Taxes – Country Regulations

Summary

Global e can collect and pay taxes on behalf of your company for certain countries/regions depending on where your entity is registered. Each country/region has a different VAT or GST rate and duty thresholds. Global e will be able to collect and pay duties depending on certain thresholds. The following specifies each country/region VAT/GST rates and duty thresholds and whether Global e can collect and pay them on your behalf.

Australia

  • 10% GST on every order
  • Duties, Import fee and CCF above 1000 AUD
  • Orders below 1000 AUD taxes are paid directly by Global-e to the local authorities. For orders above 1000 AUD the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

New Zealand

  • 15% GST on every order
  • Duties, Import fee and CCF above 1000 NZD
  • Orders below 1000 NZD paid directly by Global-e to the local authorities. For orders above 1000 NZD the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

United Kingdom

  • 20% VAT on every order
  • Duties and CCF above 135 GBP
  • Orders below 135 GBP paid directly by Global-e to the local authorities. For orders above 135 GBP the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

Switzerland

  • 7% VAT on every order
  • Duties and CCF above 65 CHF
  • Taxes on all orders are paid directly by Global-e to the local authorities
    • Shipments are sent as DDU, even above the duties threshold of 65 CHF
    • The VAT registration number appears also on the commercial invoice

Norway

  • 25% VAT on every order
  • Duties and CCF above 3000 NOK based only on one item
  • Orders with all products below 3000 NOK are paid directly by Global-e to the local authorities. For orders above 3000 NOK the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

EU (all EU countries)

  • VAT on every order (based on shipping country)
  • Duties above 150 EUR
  • Orders below\equal 150 EUR paid by Global-e to the local authorities. Orders above 150EUR the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

 

Countries Global e collects taxes and pays to the local authorities

Merchant Country Destination Country Tax Collected By Global-e Start Date
UK Australia Yes 01/11/2019
US Australia Yes 01/11/2019
FR Australia Yes 01/11/2019
NL Australia Yes 20/03/2020
ES Australia Yes 01/01/2021
IL Australia No –
UK New Zealand Yes 01/12/2019
US New Zealand Yes 01/12/2019
FR New Zealand Yes 01/05/2020
NL New Zealand Yes 01/05/2020
ES New Zealand No 01/10/2021
AU New Zealand Yes 01/07/2021
CH New Zealand Yes 01/09/2021
IL New Zealand No –
UK Switzerland Yes 01/12/2019
US Switzerland Yes 01/05/2020
FR Switzerland Yes 01/05/2020
NL Switzerland Yes 01/05/2020
IL Switzerland No –
UK Norway Yes 01/05/2020
US Norway Yes 01/05/2020
FR Norway Yes 01/05/2020
NL Norway Yes 01/05/2020
IL Norway Yes 01/05/2020
ES Norway Yes 01/05/2020
CA Norway Yes 01/09/2021
CH Norway No 01/08/2021
US United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
FR United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
NL United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
IL United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
ES United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
CA United Kingdom Yes 01/01/2021
CA EU Yes 01/07/2021
US EU Yes 01/07/2021
UK EU Yes 01/07/2010

US Sales Tax Collected by Global E

Merchant Country US Sales Tax Start Date
UK Yes 01/01/2020
FR Yes 01/09/2020
NL Yes 01/05/2020
IL No –
ES No –
US No 01/07/2021
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