Do I charge EU VAT if I sell digital products from outside the EU?
Yes, from your first sale to an EU consumer. If you are based outside the EU, there is no €10,000 threshold: VAT at the buyer’s rate is due on every digital sale to EU consumers, filed through the EU’s non-Union One Stop Shop. With a Merchant of Record, the Merchant of Record is the seller and files it, not you.
Who owes what
- EU consumerVAT is due
Charged at checkout and filed every quarter, from the first sale.
- EU business with a VAT numberReverse charge
No VAT on the invoice; the buyer accounts for it.
- Buyer outside the EUNo EU VAT
Other countries can have their own rules, such as UK VAT.
Let the seller of record file it
Registering for the non-Union OSS, tracking each buyer’s country and filing every quarter is real work for one person. A Merchant of Record does it because it is the legal seller.
With AgentaOS, EU consumers pay VAT at checkout and we file it; buyers outside the EU pay none. You never register or file. How tax works.
Related questions
Does the €10,000 threshold apply to me?
Only if your business is established in the EU. Sellers based outside the EU owe VAT from the first B2C sale.
What is the non-Union OSS?
The EU’s online scheme that lets a seller from outside the EU register in one EU country and declare VAT for all EU sales in one quarterly return.
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