Selling abroad
International VAT
Foreign businesses
A business from another country, with a valid VAT number, is invoiced without VAT: displayed prices, cart, order and invoice. In the EU, the invoice carries the reverse charge mention (Article 196 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC); outside the EU, that of a supply not taxable in the EU (Article 44). Tax is calculated on the billing address.
Countries reserved for businesses
In some countries, selling to a consumer requires registering for local VAT: in the United Kingdom, from the first sale. Choose these countries in the settings: only a company with a VAT number can order there, and the UK number is checked against its official format.
10,000 € threshold (OSS)
As long as your sales to consumers in other EU countries stay under 10,000 € excluding VAT a year (previous year included), your country's VAT applies. The module adds up these sales, credit notes deducted, and warns you with a banner and an email from the amount of your choice. Above the threshold, a button moves all your products to the per-country tax group: the customer's country VAT applies, to be declared through the OSS.
EU VAT rates
The module compares your tax group's rates every day with the official rates of the 27 countries (vatcomply.com service, based on European Commission data) and fixes gaps in one click.
Note. The module calculates and invoices correctly; returns (VAT, OSS, EC sales list) remain your responsibility. Have your situation confirmed by your accountant.