Customs & Taxes
🌍 Customs Duties & VAT/GST by Country
🇪🇺 EU Countries
Customs Duty:
- No customs duty for orders under €150
- Above €150, duty rates range between 2% – 12%, depending on the country and product type
VAT:
- Always applied. Ranges between 17% – 27% based on the country
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Customs Duty:
- Most products are exempt
- For textiles and some specific items, rates range between 1% – 7.7%
VAT:
- Standard rate is 7.7%
- If total VAT is below 5 CHF, it is waived (orders below approx. 65 CHF are usually tax-free)
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇺🇸 United States
Customs Duty:
- No duty on orders under $800 USD
Sales Tax:
- Applied based on the customer’s state (typically 6% – 10%)
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇨🇦 Canada
Customs Duty:
- No duty for orders under 150 CAD
- Above 150 CAD, duty ranges between 7% – 20%, depending on product type
GST/HST:
- Applied based on province: (Alberta: 5% GST, Ontario: 13% HST, Nova Scotia: 15% HST)
- Generally ranges between 5% – 15%
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇸🇦 🇦🇪 🇶🇦 🇰🇼 🇧🇭 🇴🇲 Gulf Countries & Saudi Arabia
Customs Duty:
- Exempt under local thresholds (~1,000 AED/QAR/SAR)
- Above this, 5% – 10% duty may apply
VAT:
- Applied to all orders
- Ranges between 5% – 15%, depending on country
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇦🇺 Australia
Customs Duty:
- No duty on orders under 1,000 AUD
- Above that, duty ranges from 0% – 10%
GST:
- 10% GST applied on all orders
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.
🇿🇦 South Africa
Customs Duty:
- Applied to all orders over 50 ZAR
- Rates range from 0% – 40%, depending on the product
VAT:
- 15% VAT applied on all orders
- www.vitalglam.shop uses the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system, meaning taxes are collected during checkout—no additional VAT charges at customs for customers.