00:00:27 What is VAT? 00:04:24 When to apply VAT rates? 00:04:39 You’re based in the EU and haven't reached the domestic sales threshold for your country 00:06:06 You’re based in the EU and have reached your country’s VAT threshold 00:06:48 You’re based in the EU and have reached the distance selling threshold 00:08:24 You’re not based in the EU and sell your products to customers in the EU 00:09:41 How to submit a VAT ID to Printful?
A very complex video, thanks, exactly what I was looking for. Only one info missing - how do you cope with products that are fulfilled in China? Ahops like Amazon collect the Vat (for orders below 150eur) and then submit all at once via IOSS. Do you have something like this? Or does a customer from EU who orders POD shoes (order below 150Eur) pay the Vat after arrival of his order?? Yhis is very uncomfortable and stresses me as a customer as well as a seller...
I recently had my first sale from EU and was very surprised that Etsy charged my customer VAT and Printful charged me VAT as well. Pritful told me that they are obligated to charge me VAT even if my customer already paid it! So basically this Value tax was charged twice. The solution is either not to sell in EU at all, or raise prices.
Hey, Anna! If you're selling on 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. If you don't want to get charged VAT by us, feel free to submit a valid VAT ID.
The same problem for my first order on my Etsy shop, taxed 2 times. I don’t have number VAT for the moment. And as I can’t high my products prices, I would not be enough competitive on worldwide marketplace, I deleted Europe for my shipping.
A very complex topic, indeed. Since I'm based in the US and make very few sales to customers in the EU (just getting started), it sounds like I should simply not sell to anyone in the EU countries. It's not worth my time to register with all these countries in the off-chance I happen to make a sale to someone in that country.
I agree. This is what I am planning on doing. I might just keep one shirt that is Europe based just to see what happens. It is also a very nice shirt and print company.
I do not pay VAT when I buy from Amazon Germany, Italy, Spain or UK? Or if I do, It's not like an addition at the checkout for the customers. It's a huge negative when we are trying to sell products for a few dollars.
Hi Printful 🙂Thanks for your video! I just want to confirm a few points. I'm based in the UK, about to soft launch and want to be able to sell worldwide. But firstly I need to confirm with you that - I am not obligated to register for any tax be it VAT/GST etc as (Printful themselves) will collect it on my behalf. It is ONLY once I prove my business model, scale and then reach those tax thresholds in those countries that I will then need to register to collect taxes myself. Then, I will need to submit those tax ID on the Printful dashboard to inform Printful they need not now collect taxes for me. Many Thanks ⭐
Hi! We won't be able to give you any tax-related advice, but feel free to reach out to our support team, so we can explain when would we charge taxes. We strongly advise consulting a tax specialist to find out your specific obligations.
Hey, Roxanne! If something remains unclear, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team, so we can clarify. 🤞 We can be reached via email (support@printful.com) or live chat on our website.
We will apply a VAT charge for orders that are fulfilled in any Printful location with a delivery address in the European Union. Evan if your business is registered in Bahamas, you'll have to pay VAT in case it applies.
Lots of changed in Etsy and I don't see anything for VAT in my shop under Billing or Finance. Where is VAT? Thanks **Update looks like you have reach a certain threshold /sale volume to register for a VAT. Had to watch the video again to let it sink in. This is why I can't find VAT anywhere in my store.
I do not live in the US or EU and I do not have a tax ID nor have I configured the tax rate, but if in a given case I make some sales to those mentioned areas, am I committing a crime? Could I go to jail?
Hi! being that I've just started : - I am based in EU - I want to sell in EU and outside - I didn't reach treshhold (no sells yet) - No VAT ID yet - Printfull charges VAT to me obviously since I don't have VAT ID - Store is opened via Woocommerce Woocommerce charges a tax to customers in Europe once they checksout on my website , does this mean it is the VAT that you've explained which I need to charge to customers in Europe ? that means I don't have to charge it again manualy or calculate it since it is done by woocommere !
A very complex video, thanks, exactly what I was looking for. Only one info missing - how do you cope with products that are fulfilled in China? Ahops like Amazon collect the Vat (for orders below 150eur) and then submit all at once via IOSS. Do you have something like this? Or does a customer from EU who orders POD shoes (order below 150Eur) pay the Vat after arrival of his order?? Yhis is very uncomfortable and stresses me as a customer as well as a seller...
Hey! We don't collect the VAT/sales tax that's charged on your store's platform from your customer, so the tax collecting would depend on the tax settings that are set up on your platform's side. We suggest checking in with a tax specialist for any tax obligations as they are better equipped to give more details. 😉
When I have an order fulfilled for my shop by printful. Do I pay VAT on the order and then have to pay (or account for) VAT again based on retail price when the customer buys the product. In these 2 stages of the order, Do I essentially have to pay VAT twice?
Hey, thanks for your question! You'd have to pay VAT on Printful when it applies, and only if you haven't submitted a valid VAT ID to us. So, it's important to keep this in mind when coming up with your retail prices. Regarding VAT on your storefront - it would be best to consult with a tax specialist to see what would be the best approach here.
Thanks for the video. Vat is very confusing to me. I am justing to starting to sell through POD. Currently I just sell to the US and Canada but im not making many sales and I would like to open up my sales channels worldwide with the exception of Europe. Where can I find a list of European countries that have VAT? I want to manually make a shipping profile on Printful and Printify.
Hi Hannah, I'm based in the UK but I haven't reached the domestic sales threshold for the UK. If the order comes from a EU country and is fulfilled in the EU, do I need to collect VAT from the customer? thanks
Hi! 😊 We'll take care of IOSS and provide them to our carriers when sending out parcels, so you don't have to worry about that. For more info, please send a message to support@printful.com.
when a customer in the uk buys a framed print from my (also in the uk) etsy store, does printful charge me for the frame print or for the frame print + vat? do I then add that to the cost of my item? ie if sells for £100, I now sell it for £120?
Hey! Printful is registered in the UK as a VAT payer, and it affects the way we charge VAT for orders going to the UK, as well as orders fulfilled in the UK. If you don't have a valid UK VAT ID, you'll be charged 20% VAT for orders under 135 GBP. You won't be charged VAT for orders worth over 135 GBP, however, VAT and customs duties are payable and customs declarations need to be made at the border. If you do have a valid UK VAT ID, you'll be charged 20% VAT for all domestic UK orders.
Hey, Jaimy! The retail price is totally up to you. We'll charge VAT from you whenever necessary, unless you provide a valid VAT ID to us. For more info, please send a message to support@printful.com.
Hey! This article from our Help Center could be useful for you - help.printful.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014008740-Do-I-need-to-register-as-a-VAT-payer-in-each-country-I-sell-in-.
00:00:27 What is VAT?
00:04:24 When to apply VAT rates?
00:04:39 You’re based in the EU and haven't reached the domestic sales threshold for your country
00:06:06 You’re based in the EU and have reached your country’s VAT threshold
00:06:48 You’re based in the EU and have reached the distance selling threshold
00:08:24 You’re not based in the EU and sell your products to customers in the EU
00:09:41 How to submit a VAT ID to Printful?
A very complex video, thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
Only one info missing - how do you cope with products that are fulfilled in China? Ahops like Amazon collect the Vat (for orders below 150eur) and then submit all at once via IOSS. Do you have something like this? Or does a customer from EU who orders POD shoes (order below 150Eur) pay the Vat after arrival of his order?? Yhis is very uncomfortable and stresses me as a customer as well as a seller...
Domestic selling threshold, distance selling threshold, omg so many rules for such a small business..
I recently had my first sale from EU and was very surprised that Etsy charged my customer VAT and Printful charged me VAT as well. Pritful told me that they are obligated to charge me VAT even if my customer already paid it! So basically this Value tax was charged twice. The solution is either not to sell in EU at all, or raise prices.
Hey, Anna! If you're selling on 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. If you don't want to get charged VAT by us, feel free to submit a valid VAT ID.
@@PrintfulCustomPrinting Okay. I see. Thanks!
It doesn't worth to sell in Europe unless you find a market willing to pay the high price
The same problem for my first order on my Etsy shop, taxed 2 times. I don’t have number VAT for the moment. And as I can’t high my products prices, I would not be enough competitive on worldwide marketplace, I deleted Europe for my shipping.
@@elsaucelloron1922 Where can I find a list of European countries that have VAT? I want to manually make a shipping profile on Printful and Printify.
A very complex topic, indeed. Since I'm based in the US and make very few sales to customers in the EU (just getting started), it sounds like I should simply not sell to anyone in the EU countries. It's not worth my time to register with all these countries in the off-chance I happen to make a sale to someone in that country.
I agree. This is what I am planning on doing. I might just keep one shirt that is Europe based just to see what happens. It is also a very nice shirt and print company.
I literally understand nothing about taxes. Why should it all be so complicated? :(
I do not pay VAT when I buy from Amazon Germany, Italy, Spain or UK? Or if I do, It's not like an addition at the checkout for the customers. It's a huge negative when we are trying to sell products for a few dollars.
Hi Printful 🙂Thanks for your video! I just want to confirm a few points. I'm based in the UK, about to soft launch and want to be able to sell worldwide. But firstly I need to confirm with you that - I am not obligated to register for any tax be it VAT/GST etc as (Printful themselves) will collect it on my behalf. It is ONLY once I prove my business model, scale and then reach those tax thresholds in those countries that I will then need to register to collect taxes myself. Then, I will need to submit those tax ID on the Printful dashboard to inform Printful they need not now collect taxes for me. Many Thanks ⭐
Hi! We won't be able to give you any tax-related advice, but feel free to reach out to our support team, so we can explain when would we charge taxes. We strongly advise consulting a tax specialist to find out your specific obligations.
This is why I haven't launched yet because vat is the most confusing.
I'm completely on side here, I have almost everything gtg, but 🤯🤑🤣
yea. I know how that feels. To keep the margin we lose the customer or we try our luck
This is devastatingly confusing.
Hey, Roxanne! If something remains unclear, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team, so we can clarify. 🤞 We can be reached via email (support@printful.com) or live chat on our website.
Mind blown
This is ridiculous... my customer got a huge customs duty bill, we both had no idea about upfront.
Hi! We're sorry to hear about it! Customs fees can be applied for any international order. 😕
So question does this involve with Caribbean businesses too with vat ?? Like the Bahamas 🇧🇸
We will apply a VAT charge for orders that are fulfilled in any Printful location with a delivery address in the European Union. Evan if your business is registered in Bahamas, you'll have to pay VAT in case it applies.
Lots of changed in Etsy and I don't see anything for VAT in my shop under Billing or Finance. Where is VAT? Thanks
**Update looks like you have reach a certain threshold /sale volume to register for a VAT. Had to watch the video again to let it sink in. This is why I can't find VAT anywhere in my store.
Blimming problem. UK and Irland are now split into 2 on VAT
Hi Hena. Yes I found this video very useful
I do not live in the US or EU and I do not have a tax ID nor have I configured the tax rate, but if in a given case I make some sales to those mentioned areas, am I committing a crime? Could I go to jail?
Hi! We'd suggest consulting a tax advisor to learn about your tax obligations. 😉
What if the marketplace does that the VAT charge automatically like etsy are you still gone charge us VAT on orders ?
Thanks for the info. Does it work the same for the UK now we're not in the EU?
This is the same question I wish to ask, do I, don't I 🤦♂️🤷♂️🤣
Hi! being that I've just started :
- I am based in EU
- I want to sell in EU and outside
- I didn't reach treshhold (no sells yet)
- No VAT ID yet
- Printfull charges VAT to me obviously since I don't have VAT ID
- Store is opened via Woocommerce
Woocommerce charges a tax to customers in Europe once they checksout on my website , does this mean it is the VAT that you've explained which I need to charge to customers in Europe ? that means I don't have to charge it again manualy or calculate it since it is done by woocommere !
There should be a table with all of these
There is! You can find it here - www.printful.com/taxes-guide 😉
A very complex video, thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
Only one info missing - how do you cope with products that are fulfilled in China? Ahops like Amazon collect the Vat (for orders below 150eur) and then submit all at once via IOSS. Do you have something like this? Or does a customer from EU who orders POD shoes (order below 150Eur) pay the Vat after arrival of his order?? Yhis is very uncomfortable and stresses me as a customer as well as a seller...
Hey! We don't collect the VAT/sales tax that's charged on your store's platform from your customer, so the tax collecting would depend on the tax settings that are set up on your platform's side. We suggest checking in with a tax specialist for any tax obligations as they are better equipped to give more details. 😉
When I have an order fulfilled for my shop by printful. Do I pay VAT on the order and then have to pay (or account for) VAT again based on retail price when the customer buys the product. In these 2 stages of the order, Do I essentially have to pay VAT twice?
Hey, thanks for your question! You'd have to pay VAT on Printful when it applies, and only if you haven't submitted a valid VAT ID to us. So, it's important to keep this in mind when coming up with your retail prices. Regarding VAT on your storefront - it would be best to consult with a tax specialist to see what would be the best approach here.
Thanks for the video. Vat is very confusing to me. I am justing to starting to sell through POD. Currently I just sell to the US and Canada but im not making many sales and I would like to open up my sales channels worldwide with the exception of Europe. Where can I find a list of European countries that have VAT? I want to manually make a shipping profile on Printful and Printify.
same for me right now, any updates?
Oh ok, now I got it thanks
content is good ,but why does it keep zoom in and zoom out!!?? it's TOO annoying!!!!
Hi Hannah, I'm based in the UK but I haven't reached the domestic sales threshold for the UK. If the order comes from a EU country and is fulfilled in the EU, do I need to collect VAT from the customer? thanks
Hi, Toti, it would be best to reach out to a tax consultant regarding such matters.
Does printful place the ioss number and value on the package to uk.
Hi! 😊 We'll take care of IOSS and provide them to our carriers when sending out parcels, so you don't have to worry about that. For more info, please send a message to support@printful.com.
when a customer in the uk buys a framed print from my (also in the uk) etsy store, does printful charge me for the frame print or for the frame print + vat?
do I then add that to the cost of my item? ie if sells for £100, I now sell it for £120?
Hey! Printful is registered in the UK as a VAT payer, and it affects the way we charge VAT for orders going to the UK, as well as orders fulfilled in the UK.
If you don't have a valid UK VAT ID, you'll be charged 20% VAT for orders under 135 GBP. You won't be charged VAT for orders worth over 135 GBP, however, VAT and customs duties are payable and customs declarations need to be made at the border.
If you do have a valid UK VAT ID, you'll be charged 20% VAT for all domestic UK orders.
I'm based in Europe, what do I charge for customers outside of Europe?
Hey, Jaimy! The retail price is totally up to you. We'll charge VAT from you whenever necessary, unless you provide a valid VAT ID to us. For more info, please send a message to support@printful.com.
So if I live in the U.S. I cant get a VAT ID?
Hey! This article from our Help Center could be useful for you - help.printful.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014008740-Do-I-need-to-register-as-a-VAT-payer-in-each-country-I-sell-in-.