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| Article ID: |
1230
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| Category: |
Ordering & Registration |
| Title: |
Why should EU users be charged VAT (Value Added Tax)? |
| Summary: |
As of July 1, 2003, new VAT regulations apply within the European Union (EU). VAT is due if a private customer in the EU purchases an electronically-delivered product from a publisher located outside the EU. The VAT rate is dependent on the location of the customer. |
| Question: |
Why should EU users be charged VAT (Value Added Tax)? |
| Solution: |
As of July 1, 2003, new VAT regulations apply within the European Union (EU). VAT is due if a private customer in the EU purchases an electronically-delivered product from a publisher located outside the EU. The VAT rate is dependent on the location of the customer.
Corporate customers who specify a valid VAT ID number in the ordering process do not pay any VAT.
Here you will find a table with the VAT rates of all EU member countries.
| Country |
Sales Tax |
| Austria |
20% |
| Belgium |
21% |
| Canary Islands |
5% |
| Cyprus |
15% |
| Czech Republic |
19% |
| Denmark |
25% |
| Estonia |
18% |
| Finland |
22% |
| France |
19.6% |
| Germany |
16% |
| Greece |
18% |
| Hungary |
25% |
| Ireland |
21% |
| Italy |
20% |
| Latvia |
18% |
| Lithuania |
18% |
| Luxembourg |
15% |
| Malta |
15% |
| Monaco |
19.6% |
| Netherlands |
19% |
| Poland |
22% |
| Portugal |
19% |
| Slovakia |
19% |
| Slovenia |
20% |
| Spain |
16% |
| Sweden |
25% |
| United Kingdom |
17.5% |
The total price, including any applicable VAT, is displayed for you before the order is transmitted.
For more information about the new EU regulations, please see http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/taxation/ecommerce/vat_en.htm. |

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| Product: |
Lockspam |
| Version: |
2.0 |
| Created: |
4/27/2004 10:04:45 PM |
| Updated: |
5/28/2004 3:55:06 AM |

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