This type is used to enable the use of a sales-tax table, to pass in a tax exception category code, or to specify a VAT percentage.
Note: Sales-tax tables are available only for the US and Canada marketplaces.
Types that use Tax
EbayOfferDetailsWithAllEbayOfferDetailsWithIdEbayOfferDetailsWithKeys
Calls that use Tax
Fields
applyTax
When set to
Note: Sales-tax tables are available only for the US and Canada marketplaces.
For complete information about using sales-tax tables, refer to Establishing sales-tax tables.
Note that a seller can enable the use of a sales-tax table, but if a sales-tax rate is not specified for the buyer's tax jurisdiction, sales tax will not be applied to the order.
When a
This field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.
For additional information, refer to Taxes and import charges.
true, the seller's account-level sales-tax table will be used to calculate sales tax for an order.Note: Sales-tax tables are available only for the US and Canada marketplaces.
Important! In the US, eBay now calculates, collects, and remits sales tax to the proper taxing authorities in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Sellers can no longer specify sales-tax rates for these jurisdictions using a tax table.
However, sellers may continue to use a sales-tax table to set rates for the following US territories:
- American Samoa (AS)
- Guam (GU)
- Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
- Palau (PW)
- US Virgin Islands (VI)
For complete information about using sales-tax tables, refer to Establishing sales-tax tables.
Note that a seller can enable the use of a sales-tax table, but if a sales-tax rate is not specified for the buyer's tax jurisdiction, sales tax will not be applied to the order.
When a
thirdPartyTaxCategory value is used, applyTax must also be set to true.This field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.
For additional information, refer to Taxes and import charges.
thirdPartyTaxCategory
The tax exception category code. If this field is used, sales tax will also apply to a service/fee, and not just the item price. This is to be used only by sellers who have opted into sales tax being calculated by a sales tax calculation vendor. If you are interested in becoming a tax calculation vendor partner with eBay, contact developer-relations@ebay.com. One supported value for this field is
This field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.
WASTE_RECYCLING_FEE. If this field is used, the applyTax field must also be used and set to trueThis field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.
vatPercentage
This value is the Value Add Tax (VAT) rate for the item, if any. When a VAT percentage is specified, the item's VAT information appears on the listing's View Item page. In addition, the seller can choose to print an invoice that includes the item's net price, VAT percent, VAT amount, and total price. Since VAT rates vary depending on the item and on the user's country of residence, a seller is responsible for entering the correct VAT rate; it is not calculated by eBay.
To use VAT, a seller must be a business seller with a VAT-ID registered with eBay, and must be listing the item on a VAT-enabled site. Max applicable length is 6 characters, including the decimal (e.g., 12.345). The scale is 3 decimal places. (If you pass in 12.3456, eBay may round up the value to 12.346).
This field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.
To use VAT, a seller must be a business seller with a VAT-ID registered with eBay, and must be listing the item on a VAT-enabled site. Max applicable length is 6 characters, including the decimal (e.g., 12.345). The scale is 3 decimal places. (If you pass in 12.3456, eBay may round up the value to 12.346).
This field will be returned by getOffer and getOffers if set for the offer.