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As far as I know all European countries have VAT, just different percentage the most common being 20%.
by neverminder 9y ago
As far as I know all European countries have VAT, just different percentage the most common being 20%.
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- netsharc 9y agoAnd I believe you're right. And the EU is a "single market", which means someone residing in Germany can buy things in France and don't have to worry about paying import tax (1). Switzerland is famously not part of the EU, so there are limits and taxes (import tax plus VAT of where you are importing the good) when goods cross the Swiss border. (1) Skimming Wikipedia suggests otherwise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax