Depending on your location and the price of the final bid, we, as a facilitating marketplace, may be responsible for collecting import tax.

Import taxes are government-imposed taxes applied to goods brought into a country from abroad. When you purchase an item from Catawiki and it’s shipped from another country, import taxes may be due.

In certain scenarios, listed below, we are legally required to collect these import taxes, meaning the buyer pays them during checkout, and we transfer the tax directly to the local tax authority. This ensures the buyer does not have to pay that import tax again when your order arrives. Other import costs, such as handling fees or customs duties, may still be due upon import.

Import tax (VAT/GST) is collected in the following situations:


• Orders going to France 
  • Professional seller based and shipping from outside the EU
  • Buyer is located in France 
  • Applicable to all final bid prices 
    
    
• Orders going to the EU (including Northern-Ireland) 
  • Professional seller based and shipping from outside the EU
  • Buyer located within the EU
  • Final bid price €150 or under
    
    
• Orders going to Great Britain 
  • Professional seller based and shipping from outside of GB
  • Buyer located within GB 
  • Final bid price £135 or under
    
    
• Orders going to or shipped within Switzerland
  • Private or professional seller based in or outside Switzerland
  • Buyer is located in Switzerland
  • Final bid of any value
    
    
• Orders shipped within the EU or GB
  • Professional seller based outside the EU or GB
  • Buyer located within the EU or GB
  • Final bid of any value

E.g. a seller in China with a warehouse in Germany shipping an order to a buyer within the EU.

• Orders going to Singapore 
  • Professional seller based and shipping from outside Singapore
  • Buyer is located in Singapore
  • Final bid price S$400 or under
    
    
• Orders going to Norway 
  • Professional seller based and shipping from outside Norway
  • Buyer is located in Norway
  • Final bid price NOK 3,000 or under

These rules do not apply to all types of goods. For example, we aren’t required to collect import tax on excise goods, such as alcohol.

An example of an order where we collect VAT

A €150 watch is sold by and shipped from a professional seller in Israel to a watch enthusiast in Italy. Shipping costs are €30.

✅ Professional seller based and shipping from outside the EU

✅ Buyer in the EU

✅ Final bid price €150 or under

Taxable amount = € 150.00 + € 30.00 = € 180.00

Import VAT (22%) = € 180.00 * 22% = € 39.60

We collect and transfer €39.60 to the Italian tax authorities.