EU taxes

Note

This guide is for merchants who sell in the European Union. It's your responsibility to consult with local tax authorities or a tax professional to verify that you charge your customers the correct tax rates, and to ensure that you file and remit your taxes correctly.

As of August 2020, the method for setting up EU taxes has changed.

• If you're new to Shopify, then refer to Setting up EU taxes.
• If you already use Shopify, then refer to Registration-based taxes in the EU.
• If you want more information about how Brexit affects your business, then refer to UK taxes and Brexit.

If your business is based in a European Union (EU) member country, and you want to sell to other countries within the EU, then you need to register with your local jurisdiction for a value-added tax (VAT) number. The VAT number will allow you to charge VAT to your customers in the EU, based on their location. You can set up tax overrides for products that have special tax rates.

You can use Shopify to automate charging taxes, but you can't use Shopify to remit or file your taxes for you. When you know where you're responsible for charging taxes, you can follow this guide to make sure that you've configured your Shopify store to charge the correct rates.

Note

The Brexit Transition Period ended on December 31, 2020. As a result, effective January 1, 2021, new laws apply to sales between the UK and the EU. Learn more about the implications for your business.

In this section

• Registration-based taxes in the EU

• Setting up EU taxes

• Registration-based taxes in France

• Registration-based taxes in Germany

• Manage your EU taxes

• EU tax reference