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July 1st 2021 - VAT Changes in the European Union
Starting July 1st new VAT regulations have come into effect in the European Union. If you live in a country that is not part of the EU, this will not affect you and the VAT is still deducted during checkout.
The European Union has made some changes with how VAT is handled with trade between countries. Prior to July 1st 2021 our local VAT (21% in the Netherlands) would be applied to every purchase within the European Union. Whether the order would be shipped to Germany, Belgium or Ireland, the price would be the same.
Since July 1st we are however legally forced to charge your local VAT percentage. This percentage can differ per country and you can find a full list here. As a business we will pay your local VAT and this tax is submitted to your country's tax agency.
How will you notice this? If your country's VAT percentage is 21% then you will not notice anything and you will pay the price as listed on our website. If your local VAT percentage is different then the price will change accordingly during checkout. The price excluding VAT will remain the same, but the added tax will change the total sum.
Examples:
| Your local VAT % |
Price on our site |
Price excluding VAT |
Price at checkout |
| 21% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€100 |
| 18% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€97.52 |
| 19% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€98.34 |
| 20% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€99.17 |
| 22% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€100.82 |
| 23% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€101.65 |
| 25% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€103.30 |
| 27% |
€100 |
€82.64 |
€104.95 |
You may have seen the same thing happening when you order from sites like Amazon and you will see it a lot more often in the European Union. We will not be earning a penny more on your order, but solely pay more (or less) taxes to your government.
We fully realise this is a confusing change. Please don't hesitate to contact us if we can assist you in any way or to help clarify.
