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Taxation and Customs Union

Buying online from other territories

Buying goods online from Mount Athos, the Canary Islands, the French overseas departments and the Åland Islands

VAT must be paid. The rules are the same as those applying when buying goods online from a non-European Union country.

Customs duty is not due.

Excise Duty must have been paid if you are buying alcoholic beverages (such as beer, wines and spirits) or tobacco productsonline from the mentioned territories. The rules are the same as those applying when buying goods online from a non-European Union country.

Buying goods online from Faroe Islands, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte

VAT must be paid. The rules that apply are the same as those when buying goods online from a non-European Union country.

Customs duty must be paid. The rules that apply are the same as those when buying goods online from a non-European Union country.

Excise Duty must have been paid if you are buying alcoholic beverages (such as beer, wines and spirits) or tobacco productsonline from the mentioned territories. The rules that apply are the same as those when buying goods online from a non-European Union country.

Buying goods online from Monaco, the Isle of Man and Akrotiri and Dhekelia

VAT must be paid. The rules that apply are the same as those when buying goods online from within the European Union. Monaco, for VAT purposes, is considered as part of France and Akrotiri and Dhekelia as part of Cyprus. Therefore, you will pay French or Cypriot VAT (or as the case may be, VAT of the destination country).

Customs duty is not due.

Excise Duty must have been paid if you are buying alcoholic beverages (such as beer, wines and spirits) or tobacco productsonline from the mentioned territories. The rules are the same as those that apply when buying goods online from within the European Union.