VAT

[dougstamp1]

What happened to ebay collecting VAT on orders to

europe?

[luckythewinner]

I'm not sure what you mean by "what happened to", but eBay has a whole page explaining how it works.
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling/vat-obligations-eu?id=4650

[ckimodog]

@dougstamp1 

This is a US community discussion forum.  What applies in one country concerning eBay may not apply here in the US or other countries.  You may be better served by logging out of ebay.com and logging back into ebay.com/uk/ or eBay.com/de. Here's a community forum link that may be helpful:

http://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Discussion/ct-p/13

Good luck getting the help and advice you need. 

[luckythewinner · Accepted solution]

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@ckimodog wrote:

@dougstamp1 

This is a US community discussion forum.  What applies in one country concerning eBay may not apply here in the US or other countries.  You may be better served by logging out of ebay.com and logging back into ebay.com/uk/ or eBay.com/de. Here's a community forum link that may be helpful:

http://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Discussion/ct-p/13

Good luck getting the help and advice you need. 

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The OP is registered in the USA. I think he is talking about VAT that applies to items shipped to Europe from the USA, in which case it most definitely would be an issue for the USA site.

[ckimodog]

@luckythewinner 

Got it!  Thanks!

[brightlightbookseller]

They do it on many orders, but there can be times when they don't.  Did your item sell through the EIS program, or direct international shipping, for instance?

[dougstamp1]

International shipping USA to Europe

[lacemaker3]

@dougstamp1,

eBay does collect VAT when it is due. For example, here is what the checkout page looks like for one of your listings, with a shipping address in France:

[steady2304]

@dougstamp1 

It depends on the country and the amount of the sale. eBay collects VAT for purchase under $150.00 usually for most European countries.  Any purchase total over that has to be paid by the buyer when it arrives in their country. That's why some show VAT paid, and others don't.