{"id":18663,"date":"2026-02-19T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%b7-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d1%97\/double-taxation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T03:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:30:40","slug":"double-taxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/en\/knowledge-base\/double-taxation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to avoid double taxation when shipping to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18663\" class=\"elementor elementor-18663 elementor-3209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0809c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0809c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380ecb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380ecb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"article-summary\"><blockquote><p>Double taxation when shipping to EU countries occurs when customs levy taxes a second time, because the documents show an amount that does not match the actual value of the goods and information about VAT already paid.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ee77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ee77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When shipping parcels via UPS Ground and UPS Express services, their customs clearance for EU countries occurs in Poland.\u200d<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>With VAT paid and the IOSS number provided, the brokerage service fee is $4 (Ground) or $2 (Express) per parcel. This amount is charged in addition to the shipping cost at checkout.<\/li><li>For UPS Express shipments, if VAT is not paid, the recipient pays this tax upon receipt in accordance with the destination country&#8217;s VAT rates.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u200dIn all cases, when processing UPS to the EU, you must upload an <a href=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/articles\/attachment-for-package\">invoice or order copy<\/a> in .pdf, .png or .jpg format not larger than 5 MB, where the name and address of the recipient, the value of the goods, and VAT information (if paid) are specified.\u200d<\/p><blockquote><p>Remember that you are responsible for the accuracy of the information provided; mistakes will lead to delays, fines, and additional costs.\u200d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>To avoid double taxation, note that the value of the goods (the full value, or the discounted value) must match the order on the marketplace (Etsy, eBay and others) and in the documents when processing the shipment.<\/p><p>If you are processing a shipment from a transaction that has entered the Western\u00a0Bid account, this amount for the goods will not include PayPal and Western\u00a0Bid fees. Therefore it will differ from the amount on the marketplace order. To avoid additional questions at customs and double taxation, you should adjust the value of the goods when processing the shipment to correspond to the value of the goods on the order.<\/p><p>For this, when creating a shipment to EU countries, specify the current value of the goods, the amount paid to you by the buyer for the goods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8594a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8594a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01_Specify_real_cost_of_item-1024x470.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01_Specify_real_cost_of_item-1024x470.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01_Specify_real_cost_of_item-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01_Specify_real_cost_of_item-768x353.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01_Specify_real_cost_of_item.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad8caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad8caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's take the price you need to specify as an example.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a5c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a5c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"example\"><p>As we can see, the price of the item on Etsy is 175$. The buyer was given a discount of 43.75$. So the price of the item paid by the buyer was 175$ &#8211; 43.75$ = 131.25$. It is this price that should be listed on the invoice when creating the shipment. This price can be easily specified by copying the transaction into the External item or when creating the parcel by entering the correct amount of the attachment in the corresponding field. The Etsy order also lists the shipping cost (16.00$) and VAT (32.40$). Therefore the total amount the buyer paid became 179.65$.<\/p><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14cc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f14cc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_How_To_Read_Numbers_Transaction-1024x627.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_How_To_Read_Numbers_Transaction-1024x627.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_How_To_Read_Numbers_Transaction-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_How_To_Read_Numbers_Transaction-768x470.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_How_To_Read_Numbers_Transaction.webp 1404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f910913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f910913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Western\u00a0Bid account, funds arrive immediately with PayPal and Western\u00a0Bid fees deducted. That is, in the account, the amount of 168.47$ was displayed. As we can see, it differs from the amount stated in the Etsy order, and it is also larger than 150 euros.<\/p>\n<p>And if the amount is more than 150 euros, marketplaces do not charge tax. This tax plus customs duties is paid by the recipient. Therefore, customs charge them during the clearance of the goods. So at customs, when they see an invoice for such an amount, they again start to charge duty and tax.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dTo avoid double taxation and correctly relay information to customs about the value of the goods, delivery, and paid duties, make sure that all documents indicate the correct value of the goods.<\/p>\n<p>\u200dExample of an incorrectly created shipment where the value of the goods is stated together with the delivery cost. The correct value should be the value of the goods $131.25$, the value of the goods excluding delivery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908192c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"908192c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03_Invoice_Understanding-1024x736.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03_Invoice_Understanding-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03_Invoice_Understanding-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03_Invoice_Understanding-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/03_Invoice_Understanding.png 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b597c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b597c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"seller-checklist\"><h2>Checklist to avoid double taxation<\/h2><ol><li>Verify that you have an invoice or a copy of the order from the marketplace showing correct amounts for the goods, shipping and VAT.<\/li><li>When processing shipments to the EU manually, specify the value of the goods that matches the amount paid by the buyer for the goods (taking into account any discount, excluding shipping).<\/li><li>Do not include in the &#8216;Value of goods&#8217; field the cost of shipping and payment system fees or Western\u00a0Bid.<\/li><li>Be sure to upload the invoice\/copy of the order in .pdf, .png or .jpg format up to 5 MB, indicating VAT if it has already been paid.<\/li><li>For parcels with VAT and IOSS, ensure that the IOSS number is correctly indicated when processing the shipment.<\/li><\/ol><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e853eba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e853eba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to avoid double taxation when shipping to Europe via UPS: properly declare the value of the goods, handle VAT and IOSS, and prevent the buyer from being charged taxes twice at 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