Fasttech, Alibaba, AliExpress, Healthcabin… So many Chinese platforms that attract consumers to buy vaping at an unbeatable price. However, this consumption habit could end with parcels taxed from the first euro up to 20%. A measure which worries for the import "discount" but which could also impact the professionals of the vape in the hexagon.
ON JULY 1, 2021, A MEASURE THAT HAS A STRONG HIT ON PACKAGES!
A new kit, American e-liquids or a known atomizer "clone"? If many vapers took advantage of certain foreign e-commerce platforms to save money on their bills, a new measure will come to calm everyone from July 1, 2021. Until now, no tax has been applied on parcels coming from abroad with a delivery price of less than 22 €. From July 1, 2021, all online purchases from countries outside the European Union will subject to VAT, whatever their price.
For consumers, this is a very big change, as it is supposed to mark the end of tax-free shopping on the Internet. Henceforth, they will therefore have to pay VAT upon ordering or delivering the product "
In total, it will be necessary to add 20% tax for parcels from abroad. If the purchased product costs € 10, you will therefore have to pay a total of € 12, after adding the € 2 tax. A relatively negligible difference for low prices, but much more significant for high value packages. Electronics, in particular, risk of suffer hard from this new measure. Indeed, if you want to buy vaping equipment on a foreign platform, it will be fashionable to take into account this 20% increase on the final price.
The goal is simple for the government. In view of the discounted prices practiced by certain foreign platforms, or by French sites passing through international resellers, French products face certain unfair competition. « We face competition from sellers, especially in China, who charge low prices without charging VAT and often split shipments to avoid tax. », adds the Ministry of Bercy.
