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Duties and Country Tax Regulations

Global‑e can collect and pay taxes on behalf of your company for certain countries or regions depending on where your entity is registered. Each country or 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 or region's 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 are 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 are 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. For orders above 150EUR, the courier is responsible to pay the D&T.

Countries from which 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