The West African country of Ghana imposed its Value Added Tax on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to consumer 1 April 2022. The original VAT Act containing the obligation was passed in 2013, but the Ghana Revenue Authority did not have the resources
Fiji proposed implementing its Value Added Tax on remote digital or electronic services sold by non-resident providers or marketplaces in 2020. There is a VAT registration threshold of FJD 300,000. The current VAT rate in Fiji is 9%. VAT Calc’s global VAT and GST on digital services tracker
Zimbabwe imposed Value Added Tax on digital and broadcast services provided by non-resident providers or marketplaces to its consumers and businesses from 1 January 2020. This requires a VAT registration once over the VAT registration threshold, with the appointment of a resident Fiscal Representative. The
The West African country of Ghana imposed its Value Added Tax on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to consumer from 1 January 2014. There is a VAT registration threshold of GHS 200,000 per annum (approx €28,000). The current VAT rate in Ghana is
Cameroon imposed its Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services (and goods) sales to consumers by foreign providers and marketplace operators from 1 January 2020. This covers any supplies via electronic platforms and the commissions received by the platform owners. Foreign providers must appoint
The EU e-commerce VAT package launch on 1 July 2021 aimed to simplify Value Added Tax reporting for sellers, but also reduce fraud and give marketplaces a new role taking on VAT obligations of their sellers. The reforms implemented captured non-EU sellers and marketplaces selling to EU
Withdrawal of Value Added Tax exemption on imports below $75 Israel is set to follow many countries be implementing VAT on low-value goods consignments sold to its consumers from 1 January 2022 at the earliest per the much-delayed 2021/22 budget from the Finance Ministry. Any
Online sellers and electronic interfaces to charge GST once over registration threshold The Channel Islands territory of Jersey will impose Goods and Services Tax collections and reporting obligations on non-resident e-commerce sellers from 1 January 2023. There will be a compulsory registration threshold of GBP
New budget promises extension of SST across e-commerce In the 2022 National Budget, published on 29 October 2021, Malaysia extended its 6% Service Tax to delivery services. Secondly, it will require sellers of imported goods not exceeding RM500 to charge 10% Sales Tax at the
Pakistan has imposed a 2% withholding sales tax on marketplaces’ third-party sales. This came into effect on 1 September 2021 according to the Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue Ordinance No. XXII of 2021. Pakistan backtracks on e-commerce VAT This is a reversal of the plan
