The value-added-tax (VAT) rules on cross-border ecommerce activities change in the EU on July 1, 2021.
Printful is registered as a VAT payer in the EU, so we must comply with EU VAT laws.
Starting from July 1, 2021, there are 2 VAT regimes:
- One Stop Shop (OSS) for domestic EU–EU sales
- Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) for import from all countries outside the EU to the EU
To learn more about the two regimes, click here.
See how tax is charged on orders going to the EU:
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-> registered VAT payer in Orders going from |
Not registered | Registered in Latvia | Registered in Spain | Registered in other EU country |
| Latvia |
Destination country's VAT rate applies |
Latvia's VAT rate applies |
Delivery address in Latvia: Latvia's VAT rate applies |
Delivery address in Latvia: Latvia's VAT rate applies |
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Delivery address outside of Latvia: 0% VAT applies |
Delivery address outside of Latvia: 0% VAT applies |
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| Spain | Destination country's VAT applies |
Delivery address in Spain: Spain's VAT rate applies |
Spain's VAT rate applies |
Delivery address in Spain: Spain's VAT rate applies |
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Delivery address outside of Spain: 0% VAT applies |
Delivery address outside of Spain: 0% VAT applies |
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US/other countries |
Printful products price above €150 (≈$183): 0% VAT rate applies |
Not charged |
Not charged |
Not charged |
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Printful products price below €150 (≈$183): destination country's VAT rate applies |
To see EU countries' standard VAT rates, click here
Services now also need to be applied with VAT. Since digitization is a service we provide, all orders with digitization will have VAT added to the whole order (product + shipping + digitization).
As the UK isn't a part of the EU, these rules don't affect how the VAT is applied to orders to the UK. Click here to read more.
If you're selling on an online marketplace such as Etsy, the marketplace will collect VAT from the end-customer, and we'll collect it from you as a store owner. It's because they're treated as two separate transactions—first, we sell you a product, and the transaction is between us. Then your customer buys the product from your online store, and the transaction happens between them and your store.
To learn how to submit your VAT ID to Printful, click here.
To learn how to configure VAT on your platform or marketplace, click here
