{"id":1440325,"date":"2026-09-16T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/parcels-from-abroad-may-become-more-expensive-rada-supports-vat-bill-in-first-reading\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:23:32","slug":"parcels-from-abroad-may-become-more-expensive-rada-supports-vat-bill-in-first-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/parcels-from-abroad-may-become-more-expensive-rada-supports-vat-bill-in-first-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Parcels from abroad may become more expensive: Rada supports VAT bill in first reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading draft law No. 16051-1, which changes the rules for taxation of purchases from abroad. The document provides for the introduction of VAT for goods ordered through foreign marketplaces, effectively from the first euro.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is evidenced by the draft law card<\/a> on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.<\/p>\n

On September 16, the parliament adopted the document as a basis. It is currently preparing for a second reading.<\/p>\n

The draft law concerns the distance sales of goods from abroad to individuals via electronic platforms. For such purchases worth up to 150 euros,<\/strong> it is proposed to abolish the current VAT exemption.<\/p>\n

VAT must be charged and paid by the marketplace itself when selling goods. For this purpose, a separate registration mechanism for foreign platforms is provided.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the document does not cancel all privileges for international shipments. Parcels between individuals worth up to 45 euros<\/strong> are proposed to be exempt from VAT if the goods are sent free of charge and do not have a commercial purpose.<\/p>\n

They also plan to maintain exemptions for goods worth up to 150 euros in unaccompanied baggage and for certain goods intended for security and defense needs.<\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of Finance, the new rules should come into effect no earlier than July 2027.<\/strong> It is expected that additional revenues from such a VAT will be directed to a special state budget fund for the needs of the Defense Forces.<\/p>\n

Bill No. 16051-1 was submitted by the head of the parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, Danylo Hetmantsev. The relevant committee had previously recommended that the parliament adopt it as a basis and in its entirety.<\/p>\n

Recall, earlier “Pryamiy” told what duties and VAT are currently required to be paid for purchases from Temu and AliExpress<\/a> . According to current rules, goods in international shipments worth up to 150 euros are exempt from taxation.<\/p>\n

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The Verkhovna Rada supported in the first reading draft law No. 16051-1, which changes the rules for taxation of purchases from abroad. The document provides for the introduction of VAT for goods ordered through foreign marketplaces, effectively from the first euro. This is evidenced by the draft law card on the website of the Verkhovna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":276890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76875,76892],"class_list":["post-1440325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-other-news","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1440325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440327,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440325\/revisions\/1440327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1440325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}