International

International Shipping: Local Tax and Duty

Swish Embassy products ship from the United States or European Union
Please see European Union products if shopping from the EU or the UK
Most countries impose local sales tax, fees or duty on international imports
You are responsible for paying for these charges upon delivery
Deliveries refused due to customs charges will not be refunded
These guidelines are subject to change by their respective countries

Country

Regulation

Estimate

Australia

No tax or duty on purchases below A$1000.

None

Great Britain

European Union products are VAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

You'll pay an additional 20% VAT on the entire cost of your order (including shipping), plus an £8 "handling fee" to Royal Mail. If your goods (excluding shipping cost) exceed £135, you'll also have to pay an additional 12% "customs duty" on the entire cost of your order (including shipping).

See H.M. Customs for VAT details and Royal Mail about handling fees.

£19 on 2 t-shirts

Canada

Products shipped to Canada are subject to GST + Provincial Sales Tax or the combined Harmonized Sales Tax depending on the province of delivery.

Swish Embassy provides tax/duty prepaid shipping at checkout as a shipping option to avoid brokerage fees or CODs.

GST+PST

or HST

Denmark

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Any package from outside the European Union will be charged a "handling fee" of DKK 150 by Denmark Post. Purchases above DKK 80 are subject to VAT at 25% and purchases over DKK 1150 are subject to both VAT at 25% and duty at 12%.

See European Commission: Buying goods online from a non-EU country.

260 DKK on 2 t-shirts

Finland

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything under €22 (price + shipping) is free of customs duties and import taxes, packages between €22-150 you’ll pay sales tax (24%) on price + shipping, and over €150 you’ll pay sales tax and customs.

See European Commission: Buying goods online from a non-EU country.

€16 on 2 t-shirts

France

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything under €150 (price + shipping) is subject to VAT/TVA (20%) on price + shipping, and over €150 you’ll pay VAT/TVA and customs.

See République Française: achats à distance.

€14 on 2 t-shirts

Germany

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything under €22 (price + shipping) is free of customs duties and import taxes, packages between €22-150 you’ll pay sales tax on price + shipping (19% as of August 2014), and over €150 you’ll pay sales tax and customs.

See European Commission: Buying goods online from a non-EU country.

€13 on 2 t-shirts

Ireland

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything under €22 (price + shipping) is free of customs duties and import taxes, packages between €22-150 you’ll pay sales tax (23%) on price + shipping, and over €150 you’ll pay sales tax (23%) and customs (12%).

See Irish Tax & Customs: Ordering goods over the internet.

€15 on 2 t-shirts

Italy

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything under €22 (price + shipping) is free of customs duties and import taxes, packages between €22-150 you’ll pay sales tax on price + shipping (22% as of November 2015), and over €150 you’ll pay sales tax and customs.

See European Commission: Buying goods online from a non-EU country.

€14.75 on 2 t-shirts

Netherlands

European Union products areVAT-inclusive and duty free.

All other products:

Anything over €22 (price & shipping) gets hit with sales tax (typically around 20% of the price including shipping). Anything over €150 will need to pay both sales taxes and customs. PostNL charges an additional €13 handling fee.

See European Commission: Buying goods online from a non-EU country.

€13 on 2 t-shirts

New Zealand

No GST or duty on items below NZD$60. Items above NZD$60 will be charged GST at 15% and duty at 10%.

See New Zealand Customs Service.

$17.50 USD on 2 t-shirts

Norway

Anything under NOK 350 (price + shipping) is free of customs duties and import taxes, if above that you pay 25% sales tax on the total sum. Customs tax depends on the kind of goods ordered, i.e. clothes are 10,7% which are added before the sales tax.

See Online Shopping - Norwegian Customs.

NOK 167 on 2 t-shirts

Spain