Printful & Taxes

 US sales tax  EU VAT  UK VAT  Canada Sales tax  Australia GST

Orders with a destination in the Orders with a destination in the Orders with a destination in
When it’s charged? US-based orders
European Union UK
Canada-based orders
Australia

Tax rate 0–12% (depends on the 17–27% (depends on the 20% 5–15% (depends on the 10%
destination zip code) destination country) destination province/territory)

Printful price for most states, Retail price (except for Australia-
Tax base with exceptions for 3 states Printful price Printful price Printful price based orders, then Printful price
where it’s the retail price is used as tax base)

EU VAT ID exempts from VAT

charge at Printful, but only if
Resale certificate exempts from
Tax the tax charge
the EU VAT ID doesn’t match
Printful VAT ID or the destination
country
UK VAT ID will exempt from
N/A, but you can submit the tax ID
UK VAT charge if the order is ABN that’s registered for GST
fulfilled outside the UK and
to Printful and it’ll be added
will exempt from GST charge
to the order invoices
shipped to the UK

When an order is fulfilled

When order is fulfilled outside
outside the EU and shipped
the UK and shipped to the UK,
to the EU, VAT is applied if the
VAT is applied if the order value GST impacts low-value goods
Some states, like NY, have order value is below €150. If the
is below £135. If the value is that are valued under AU$1,000.
EXEMPTIONS

Value thresholds when a specific type value is above €150, then VAT
above £135, VAT isn’t applied,
N/A
If the retail price of the product
of rate is applied isn’t applied, and your customer
and your customer will be is larger, then GST isn’t applied
will be charged VAT and
charged VAT and customs
customs upon receiving
upon receiving the order
the order

Children’s clothing is Children’s clothing are

Product In some states N/A
VAT-exempt tax-exempt in 3 provinces
N/A

If the marketplace collects the If the marketplace collects the

Marketplace tax, Printful won’t charge it again
N/A N/A N/A
tax, Printful won’t charge it again

In most states. 16 states don’t

Is shipping taxable? charge tax on shipping
 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes

Are services taxable?  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes

 Printful & Taxes
 New Zealand GST  Norway VAT  Switzerland VAT  Japan consumption tax  Singapore GST

Orders with a destination in Orders with a destination in Orders with a destination in Orders with a destination in
When it’s charged? New Zealand Norway Switzerland and Liechtenstein
JP-based orders
Singapore

Tax rate 15% 25% 7.70% 10% 8%

Tax base Retail price Retail price Retail price Printful price Retail price

N/A, but can add the tax ID in

GST ID will exempt from Norway VAT ID exempts from GST ID will exempt from GST
Tax GST charge VAT charge
Printful Dashboard, and it will N/A
charge on Printful’s side
be added to the order invoices

VAT won’t be applied to

GST is applied when items in
orders where the retail price
GST impacts low-value the order are valued under
of each item in the order is
goods that are valued under S$400 (retail price). If there
over NKr3,000 (approx. $330
EXEMPTIONS

Value NZ$1,000. If the retail price of

or €300). In this case, your
N/A N/A are multiple items with a value
the product is larger, then GST under S$400, but the total
customer will have to pay VAT
isn’t applied order value is above S$400,
and customs upon receiving
GSTwill be charged
the order

Product N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Marketplace exemptions Marketplace exemptions Marketplace exemptions

If the marketplace collects If the marketplace collects will apply if the marketplace will apply if the marketplace will apply if the marketplace
Marketplace the tax, Printful won’t charge the tax, Printful won’t charge collects the tax, but currently, collects the tax, but currently, collects the tax, but currently,
it again it again marketplaces don’t charge tax marketplaces don’t charge tax marketplaces don’t charge tax
for these regions for these regions for these regions

Is shipping taxable?  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes

Are services taxable?  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes