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It will come into effect no earlier than 1 July of next year, just as the updated approach to taxation.
The Verkhovna Rada voted in the first reading for a draft law amending the Customs Code related to goods purchased abroad. The draft was supported by 267 deputies.
Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko explained that this bill establishes a mechanism for taxing parcels. In particular, it provides for the creation of technical information for the taxation system.
Technical details will be discussed with business representatives.
“The sole task of this bill is to simplify the VAT payment procedure by a private individual who receives a goods in a parcel. So that Ukrainian citizens do not feel any changes in the taxation system. In other words, they buy a product with one click, and taxation is performed automatically,” the minister said.
In Ukraine, registered representations of marketplaces will be created, which will be the entities that physically pay the tax. These include Amazon, Temu, Aliexpress, and other marketplaces.
Head of the tax committee Danylo Hetmanets said that the bill provides an effective mechanism that will benefit both business and citizens. The document will be refined before the second reading.
16 In September, the Verkhovna Rada finally supported the bill to abolish favorable taxation of parcels with goods purchased abroad. The law provides that goods purchased through foreign marketplaces, regardless of their value. For online purchases up to 150 euros, VAT will be charged and paid by the electronic platform.
Noncommercial parcels valued up to 45 euros are proposed to be left without VAT.
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