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 |
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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 |
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UK | Yes | 01/01/2020 |
FR | Yes | 01/09/2020 |
NL | Yes | 01/05/2020 |
IL | No | – |
ES | No | – |
US | No | 01/07/2021 |