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Taiwan Explains Levy of Business Tax on Goods Purchased for Personal Use Through Cross-Border e-Commerce

30 July 2024

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Taiwan's Ministry of Finance has issued a notice explaining the levy of business tax on goods purchased for personal use through cross-border e-commerce. --- People who purchases goods for personal use through cross-border e-commerce, with customs taxable value exceeding the tax exemption limit, should pay taxes as required. Recently, Kaohsiung Customs has received numerous inquiries from the public on why business tax should be levied on goods purchased for personal use, not for sale, on cross-border e-commerce platforms. The Customs stated that our country's business tax is based on the principle of taxation at the place of consumption. According to...