You can view and download a corresponding invoice in your Purchase History.įor orders above EUR 150 you will need to pay VAT and possibly some clearance fees charged by the shipping company on behalf of the relevant customs or tax authorities when goods are imported in the EU. VAT will be included and collected by eBay. You will see the final price at Checkout – whether your items come from inside or outside the EU. We recommend EU buyers to seek out more information from the relevant local postal operators regarding how and where to pay theseĪdditional charges, since VAT was not applied automatically.īelow you can find some of the EU post operators’ official sites:įinland If you bought an item from outside the EU after JVAT was applied automatically, and no action is necessary.įrom 1 July 2021, for orders with a value below EUR 150 purchased on eBay from outside the EU, you pay no extra charges upon delivery**. VAT, customs duty and other carrier charges will be applied to orders made before 1 July but imported or delivered on or after this date. Note If you ordered an item from outside the EU in June, 2021 or earlier, and the order has not been delivered by July 1, 2021, then this order is subject to VAT, and you will need to pay VAT on your own. To request a VAT refund on a completed order, please login and upload proof of overpayment. If you paid import taxes or duty as part of clearing your parcel through customs but you then returned the item, please contact the customs authority regarding a refund of the charges. If you receive a 50% partial refund, you'll get 50% of the tax back.Īny refunds processed outside eBay's systems are not eligible for a tax refund. For example, if you receive a full refund, you'll get the entire tax back. If you paid tax on your purchase through eBay and you get a refund for your order, you'll also get a refund for the proportionate amount of tax. Consignments of goods containing excise goods such as alcohol and tobacco are imported into the EU. In these cases, eBay will not collect VAT and instead the responsibility to account for VAT will switch to the VAT-registered customer. The buyer is VAT-registered and provides their valid VAT registration number.In practice, the recipient pays import VAT to the shipping agent as part of clearing the package through customs. The VAT on the shipping charges is applied at the same rate as to the item(s) in the shipment. In cases when eBay is responsible for collecting VAT on orders sent to an EU delivery address, this amount will also be shown separately in the issued invoice.ĮBay is obligated to collect VAT on the full value of the transaction including shipping costs, as the shipping costs are considered part of the total purchase.You will see final VAT-inclusive pricing at Checkout.All VAT obligations will be automatically applied during the purchase flow. How does it affect me as a buyer?īuyers in the EU don’t need to do anything. Starting from JeBay will collect the VAT from the buyer based on the country of delivery and remit it to the responsible tax authorities. Previously, the buyer paid VAT when the goods were imported. This ensures that items imported from outside the EU no longer have preferential VAT treatment compared to items purchased from within the EU. eBay will collect the VAT from the buyer based on the country of delivery and remit it to the responsible tax authorities. If an order fits either of these criteria, neither sellers nor carriers should collect VAT from buyers in the EU. Goods of any value sold by a non-EU seller and shipped from inventory stored in the EU.Goods imported into the EU, with a parcel value of up to EUR 150.eBay is complying with local laws and as of July 2021 has started to collect and remit VAT to the responsible tax authorities What has changed since 1 July 2021: all goods are now subject to VATįrom 1 July 2021, the EU introduced significant changes to how VAT is collected on imports into the EU, supplies within the EU by non-EU sellers and cross border supplies by EU sellers.ĮBay is obliged to collect VAT on goods sold through eBay to EU customers in the following circumstances: *The same change applied for the exemption of BGN 30 in Bulgaria, HRK 160 in Croatia, EUR 17 in Cyprus, DKK 80 in Denmark, HUF 6,000 in Hungary and EUR 10 in Romania. The previous VAT exemption for orders up to EUR 22* has been removed. As of 1 July 2021, all goods imported to the European Union (the EU) are subject to VAT.
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