International Tax & Compliance

Multi-country tax remittance requires tracking different tax types, rates, filing deadlines, and formats per jurisdiction. Manual management becomes unsustainable beyond 2-3 markets. Swap automates global compliance, from tax remittance to landed cost accuracy, so international orders stay compliant without surprises. Built-in DDP and tax reconciliation handles the complexity.

Australia: Yes, if selling >AUD $75,000/year to Australian consumers, register and collect 10% GST. Canada: Yes, if selling >CAD $30,000/year, register for GST/HST. New Zealand: Yes, if selling >NZD $60,000/year, register for 15% GST. Each country has different thresholds and processes. Swap's compliance engine manages these obligations automatically.

Yes, if you sell goods valued ≤£135 directly to UK consumers, you must register for UK VAT, charge VAT at point of sale, and remit it to HMRC. For goods over £135, the customer pays VAT and duty on import. This applies regardless of your sales volume. Swap's compliance automation handles UK VAT obligations.

VAT = (Product Value + Shipping + Duty) × VAT Rate. For a £50 product to the UK with £10 shipping and £6 duty: (50+10+6) × 20% = £13.20. VAT rates range from 15% (Luxembourg) to 27% (Hungary). Swap calculates VAT automatically at checkout.

Major platforms like Amazon, eBay, and Etsy are now required to collect and remit VAT, GST, or sales tax on behalf of sellers in many jurisdictions. This simplifies compliance for marketplace sellers but means the platform controls tax collection accuracy. If you sell on your own website alongside marketplaces, you still need to manage compliance independently. Swap handles tax compliance for your DTC channel.

Without IOSS, your customer pays VAT to the carrier on delivery plus handling fees. With IOSS, VAT is collected at checkout and the package clears customs without stops. Above €150, both duties and VAT apply, this is where DDP becomes important. Swap handles both scenarios automatically.

Post-Brexit, selling into the UK requires separate VAT registration from EU countries. The UK introduced a £135 threshold: sellers collect VAT at point of sale for orders under this amount. Goods over £135 are treated as standard imports with VAT and duty at the border. You now need both EU IOSS registration and UK VAT registration to sell across Europe. Swap handles both through its unified compliance layer.

IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) is an EU scheme simplifying VAT collection for goods ≤€150 shipped from outside the EU. You register in one EU member state, collect VAT at checkout, and remit through the IOSS portal. Shipments get 'green channel' customs treatment, faster clearance, no delivery charges. In 2026, IOSS is the standard for EU-bound sellers. Swap automates IOSS VAT collection as part of its compliance engine.

A low-value goods tax is VAT/GST collected at point of sale for shipments below the de minimis threshold. The EU charges VAT on all orders ≤€150 (collected via IOSS). The UK charges VAT on orders ≤£135. Australia charges GST on orders ≤AUD $1,000. DDP is recommended for these markets so duties above the threshold are also captured at checkout.

The EU is moving toward removing the €150 customs duty exemption entirely, meaning all imports would face duty regardless of value. A proposed centralised EU Customs Authority (EUCA) would screen goods pre-shipment. This aligns with the global trend away from de minimis. Sellers should prepare by ensuring accurate HS classification and adopting DDP with full landed cost calculation. Swap's compliance engine is built to adapt to these regulatory changes.

The best tools for automating global tax compliance in multinational corporations include enterprise tax platforms (Vertex, Avalara) for US and global indirect tax, and commerce-native compliance layers like Swap for cross-border transaction-level compliance. Large multinationals typically combine an enterprise tax engine with ERP integration and specialist compliance management for each operating entity.

Handling global tax compliance internally carries risks of missed regulatory updates, incorrect rate application, filing deadline failures, and audit exposure from inconsistent documentation. As you scale into more markets, the complexity compounds: each new market adds registration requirements, filing schedules, and local nuances. Swap reduces this risk by handling transactional compliance automatically at the infrastructure level.