Shipping to Austria from Canada? Things to Consider

Canadian exports to Austria are being facilitated by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU. CETA's lower tariffs are leading to greater demand for low cost shipping to Austria from Canada

In this Canada to Austria shipping blog, we review:

• Austrian Customs clearance
• Shipping Terms to Austria duty paid our unpaid?
• Shipping CETA duty free import for Canada origin goods
• Common carrier options shipping Austria from Canada
• Shipping Canadian Shopify Orders to Austria and the EU

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Parcel Customs Clearance for Goods sent from Canada and CETA

Goods shipped to Austria must be accompanied by an invoice for customs or other supporting documents.Austria customs assessed duty and taxes on the CIF value (Cost of the goods being imported plus the cost for transportation and insurance). Austria uses the Harmonized System HS codes to assess the rate of duty.

Value added tax (VAT) in Austria is applied for shipments from Canada. The VAT in Austria ( also known as Mehrwertsteuer/ MwSt) is 20%. Some goods, such as are charged a lesser rate (19%, 12% and 10%).

Duty Free Clearance of low value Canadian parcels to Austria

Most packages imported to Austria fromCanada with a value under €150 can be imported duty fee but are subject to VAT.

Jet Worldwide assists our clients with IOSS Registration for payment of VAT for online orders.

Shipping Terms to Consider When Shipping to Austria:

The default option for shipping internationally from Canada is delivery duty unpaid. Common carriers use the term EXW which essentially assigns all import related costs (duty, taxes, and other fees) to the receiver/ importer. Shippers from Canada can choose to pay the import fees on behalf of the receiver via a Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) options that many carriers offer.

See our blog on IncoTerms and shipping terms for packages and online orders.

The disadvantage of paying import fees on behalf of the receiver is that the bulk of the import fees are often from a value added tax that the importing business may otherwise be able to claim back.

Duty Free Clearance Canadian goods to Austria under CETA

Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff rates are generally applicable for good traded between Austria and Canada. Goods that meet The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) rules of origin can benefit from preferential duty free import. The MFN tariff rates of Canada and Austria apply to goods that do not meet the rules of origin (non-originating goods) under CETA.