{"id":23306,"date":"2023-07-27T11:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T11:32:38","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\/vat-digital-ua\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T13:10:34","slug":"vat-digital-ua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/en\/blog\/vat-digital-ua\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital services tax in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23306\" class=\"elementor elementor-23306 elementor-4404\" 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-8f81dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f81dd2\" 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=\"geo-summary\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-summary-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-summary-title\">Brief Summary<\/h2>\n  <p><strong>From January 1, 2022, Ukraine applies a 20% VAT on digital services provided by non-residents, including marketplaces and advertising platforms.<\/strong> For sellers, this means not a tax on the product itself, but additional costs for commissions, advertising, subscriptions, and other digital services.<\/p>\n  <p>This article provides a basic explanation: <strong>what is the digital services tax, who it affects, why sellers on Etsy and eBay see +20% additional costs, and what to do to correctly account for this in your pricing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8510ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8510ec6\" 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=\"geo-audience\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-audience-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-audience-title\">Who is this article for<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>For Etsy, eBay, and other platform sellers who have noticed an additional 20% increase in service costs.<\/li>\n    <li>For individuals and sole proprietors who are not VAT payers in Ukraine.<\/li>\n    <li>For those who do not understand why subscriptions, advertising, and marketplace fees are increasing.<\/li>\n    <li>For those who want to understand, <strong>how the digital services tax affects seller expenses and how to factor this into pricing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce88998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce88998\" 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=\"geo-essence\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-essence-title\"><h2 id=\"geo-essence-title\">Essence<\/h2><p><strong>The digital services tax in Ukraine is not an additional tax on your goods, but VAT on the services you purchase from foreign online companies.<\/strong> That is why Etsy, eBay, Google, Facebook, and other services may show an additional +20% to certain expenses for Ukrainian sellers.<\/p><p><strong>The main practical takeaway for sellers is simple:<\/strong> if you are not VAT registered, these expenses should be included in the cost and prices should be adjusted so that commissions, advertising, and services do not \u201ceat up\u201d the margin.<\/p><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5e98d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d5e98d\" 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=\"geo-table\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-table-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-table-title\">How the Digital Services Tax Works for Sellers<\/h2>\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Question<\/th>\n        <th>What it means<\/th>\n        <th>What it affects<\/th>\n        <th>Practical conclusion<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>What is this tax<\/td>\n        <td>20% VAT on digital services of non-residents<\/td>\n        <td>Paid services of marketplaces and advertising platforms<\/td>\n        <td>It&#8217;s not a tax on goods, but on services<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Who pays it<\/td>\n        <td>Platforms pay it to the state centrally<\/td>\n        <td>Cost of platform services for the seller<\/td>\n        <td>The expense is effectively included in the seller&#8217;s invoice<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Where is it visible<\/td>\n        <td>In subscriptions, advertising, commissions, product listings<\/td>\n        <td>Etsy, eBay, Google, Facebook, and other services<\/td>\n        <td>All paid digital services should be checked<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Who it concerns<\/td>\n        <td>Individuals and FOPs not registered for VAT<\/td>\n        <td>Ukrainian sellers without VAT payer status<\/td>\n        <td>This category sees an additional 20% in expenses<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>What the seller should do<\/td>\n        <td>Recalculate expenses and adjust prices<\/td>\n        <td>Profit margin and profitability<\/td>\n        <td>Ignore the tax at your own risk in cost calculation<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bcb24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bcb24d\" 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=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-4-1024x471.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23307\" alt=\"Image 001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-4-1024x471.webp 1024w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-4-300x138.webp 300w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-4-768x354.webp 768w, https:\/\/westernbid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image_001-4.webp 1260w\" 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\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7381e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7381e31\" 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=\"geo-checklist\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-checklist-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-checklist-title\">Checklist for Seller After Tax Implementation<\/h2>\n  <ol>\n    <li>Check if you are a VAT payer in Ukraine.<\/li>\n    <li>See which platform or advertising services have become 20% more expensive.<\/li>\n    <li>Calculate separately subscriptions, advertising, commissions, and listing publications.<\/li>\n    <li>Do not confuse this tax with the tax on the product itself or revenue.<\/li>\n    <li>If you are a VAT payer, verify if the tax identification number is entered correctly.<\/li>\n    <li>If you are not a VAT payer, include these expenses in your pricing.<\/li>\n    <li>Update your store&#8217;s financial model considering the new expenses.<\/li>\n  <\/ol>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08af035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08af035\" 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=\"geo-quote\" aria-labelledby=\"geo-quote-title\">\n  <h2 id=\"geo-quote-title\">Expert Opinion<\/h2>\n  <blockquote>\n    <p><strong>The digital services tax does not take a part of your product, but it takes a part of your margin due to more expensive marketplace and advertising services.<\/strong> That is why it cannot be ignored in the financial model calculations of a store.<\/p>\n    <cite>Editorial summary based on Western Bid article materials<\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4229f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4229f90\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2928cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2928cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4310\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4310\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>What is the digital services tax in Ukraine?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a772b3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a772b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d917f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d917f7\" 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-07329b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07329b1\" 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>The article explicitly states that this is <strong>20% VAT<\/strong> on digital services provided to residents of Ukraine by online non-resident companies. This rule applies to marketplaces as well as advertising services like Google and Facebook.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4311\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4311\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Since when is this tax in effect?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4311\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3a653 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd3a653\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4311\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7e452 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c7e452\" 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-16e11a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e11a5\" 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>The page explicitly states that the tax was introduced <strong>from January 1, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4312\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4312\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>What does this mean for sellers on Etsy and eBay?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4312\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add8614 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"add8614\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4312\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9179a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9179a\" 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-f6c1f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c1f7b\" 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>The article explicitly states that sellers on Etsy and eBay see <strong>+20% on subscription costs, advertising services, commissions, product listings, and other paid platform services<\/strong>.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4313\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4313\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>Who Actually Pays This Tax?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4313\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da2ee7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8da2ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4313\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b918de3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b918de3\" 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-ea96e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea96e17\" 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>The article explains that the tax itself is paid once per quarter by trading platforms and other non-resident services in a single payment. However, its actual cost is passed on to the seller through the increased cost of the platform&#8217;s services.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4314\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4314\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <h3>When is the digital services tax not charged?<\/h3> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 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