Etsy & Google

Google Translate

Being a seller on Etsy means customers from all over the world. And, for a stereotypical American who only speaks English, you might think getting questions via email from Germany, France, etc. would seem daunting. But, thankfully it’s not. Above is an email I received this morning… thank goodness for Google. It’s not always super clear, but the meaning comes across just fine and I reply in all my American English goodness… I hope they’re using the same translator.

Value Added Tax

Also, if you’re a digital item seller on Etsy (like I am), did you get the notice about how ‘all businesses selling digital goods and delivering them electronically to customers in European Union member countries will be required to pay VAT (Value Added Tax) based on the VAT rates of the country where the customer is located, not on the rates of the country where the business is located’.

Here’s some more information that Etsy has provided:

1) Providing information on buyer countries: Beginning in January, you’ll be able to verify the country of your buyers.

2) Control over where you sell items: We’ve heard from you that you’d like to be able to control the countries in which you sell digital items. We are looking into the feasibility of this and will update you in early 2015.

3) Some of you have also asked if the new VAT rules apply to digital items that are delivered to customers by email. At least in the UK, the government has taken the position that PDFs manually emailed by sellers are not covered by the new rules. We will continue to provide updates as soon as we have new information.

If this affects your Etsy store, stay up-to-date with everything here.

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