Europe wants you to pay VAT on "electronically supplied services online" even if the seller is outside the EU. That might not apply in Dmitry's specific case (

Europe wants you to pay VAT on "electronically supplied services online" even if the seller is outside the EU. That might not apply in Dmitry's specific case (as a human and not a robot), but it's certainly not restricted to just goods: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/individuals/buying-goods-services-online-personal-use/buying-services/electronically-supplied-services_en https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/individuals/buying-goo... (EDIT: Ahh, varjag beat me to a similar point while I was typing!)