For information on VAT requirements in your location, please consult your local tax authority or a licensed professional.

If you are a VAT registered seller, you may be required to charge VAT on the items that you sell on the Osbisy platform.

Learn how to add your VAT ID for your Osbisy shop.

For sellers in the EU

For EU countries, the applicable VAT rate depends on two things:

• the nature of what is for sale and 

• the country in which the supply of goods and services is taxable with VAT

When supplying goods and services in the UK and EU, the applicable VAT rates can be checked on the European Commission's website.

Osbisy displays copy next to an item’s price to buyers located in UK that indicates that the price includes VAT (if applicable). If you are required to charge VAT on the items you sell, it is your responsibility to include applicable VAT in your listing prices on Osbisy.

Learn more about how information about applicable tax is displayed to buyers on Osbisy.

If you sell digital items to buyers in certain countries Osbisy is required to charge VAT no matter where your shop is located. If you sell an item to a buyer in a country where Osbisy isn’t required to charge VAT on digital items, you may be responsible to collect it. We recommend that you speak with a professional about the tax laws in your location.

Learn more about how VAT works for digital items.

What should a seller invoice to a buyer look like?

Some businesses in the EU may need to provide an invoice when supplying goods or services. For further details on the invoice and these requirements, please find more information on the European Commission's website.

Additionally, we recommend that you check whether your invoices comply with the local invoice requirements.

Selling to UK buyers from overseas

If you’re a seller located outside of the United Kingdom (UK) but you sell to UK buyers, you might be considered an “overseas seller”. Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) defines an “overseas seller” as a seller who:

• sells goods already in the UK at the point of sale to UK consumers
• is based outside the EU and sells goods to a UK consumer, and then imports them into the UK
• sells goods located in another EU member state to UK consumers

To learn more on this please click here.

UK Sellers: Making Tax Digital rules

The HMRC requires most UK VAT registered businesses with a taxable turnover above £85,000 must follow the rules for Making Tax Digital for VAT. These rules include:

• Keeping digital VAT records
• Signing up for Making Tax Digital for VAT
• Using software compatible for Making Tax Digital to submit VAT returns

Learn more about Making Tax Digital.

Etsy can’t provide tax advice. We recommend that you speak to a tax advisor with experience in UK VAT or reach out to HMRC directly for more information.