CUSTOMS & EUST.
VAT = sales tax (country)
- United Kingdom (GB)
EUSt = import sales tax (customs)
- European Union (EU)
- Non-EU countries or EU exceptional areas
- United Kingdom (GB) from 135 POUNDS
GST = Goods and Services Tax
- Canada
- USA
- Singapore
- Australia
- New Zealand
EU:
Goods purchased within the EU are not subject to customs duties or import sales tax.
NON-EU COUNTRIES OR EU EXCEPTIONAL TERRITORY:
Goods purchased outside the EU are subject to import sales tax.
Bulgaria:
Import sales tax of 20%
Great Britain:
Sales tax of 20%
Croatia:
Import sales tax of 25%
Lithuania:
Import sales tax of 21%
Malta:
Import sales tax of 18%
Norway:
Import sales tax of 25%
Romania:
Import sales tax of 19%
Switzerland:
Import sales tax of 7.7%
Sample calculation:
26.00 EUR (item price) + 4.99 EUR (shipping costs) = 30.99 EUR (customs value)
EUR 30.99 (customs value) * 20% (VAT) corresponds to EUR 6.18 = EUR 37.17
WORLDWIDE
Mexico:
The tax allowance is $300 overland (all year round)
and $500 by air or sea (year-round).
Import sales tax (normal tax rate) 16% and
a customs clearance fee (Derecho de Trámite Aduanero, DTA)
of 0.008% of the value of the goods must be paid.
UNITED STATES:
Individual states levy a sales tax.
This is regulated quite differently from state to state.
Many municipalities also charge a municipal sales tax surcharge.
Example California proposes a state sales tax of 7.5% and the municipality
another 2% on top.
The following states do not charge sales tax:
- Alaska
- Delaware
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- Oregon
The sales tax in the other states is between 5% and 9%.
Australia:
GST Standard Rate VAT standard rate is 10%
Further information follows...
