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How to Set Up Tax Rates in Countries Other Than The United States on Shopify

Last updated: August 01, 2024
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By Sam Nguyen

CEO Avada Commerce

After visiting the previous post, you must have known about how to set up automatic tax rates in the United States. However, it is only used for the store which based there. This doesn’t mean the others can’t set up tax rates because of the different location. Hence, I’ll take you through how to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States with the following step-by-step guide.

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Step 1: Make sure your store based outside the United States

First of all, you need to log in your Shopify account to access the admin page. Go to the Settings section on the left-hand side of the page. Then, choose General. Scroll down to find which place your store is in. If it isn’t the United States, continue to the next step.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

Step 2: Go to Settings and Taxes

Back to the admin page and choose the Settings button again. After that, press on Taxes to do every affair involved in tax.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

Step 3: Choose the country {#step-3

Look for the Tax rates field. In the destination list, find the country’s name of your store address and tap on it.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

Step 4: Type the rates

In this step, you need to type the tax rates which is suitable for the country and each region. Moreover, you are able to decide whether the tax is compounded with a federal tax or not.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

Step 5: Save

Finally, tap on Save to save all the works you’ve done. The tax rates will take effect right after you press that button.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

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  • Step 1: Your store must be outside the United States
    You need to log in your Shopify account to access the admin page. Go to the Settings section on the left-hand side of the page. Then, choose General. Scroll down to find which place your store is in. If it isn’t the United States, continue to the next step.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

  • Step 2: Choose Store and Settings
    Back to the admin page and choose the Store button at the bottom. Go to Settings.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

  • Step 3: Go to Taxes
    To do affair involved in tax such as setting up the tax rate, you need to go to the Taxes field.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

  • Step 4: Tap on the country
    You must have known which country to choose after the first step. To do this, you just need to press on its name.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

  • Step 5: Type the rates
    In this step, you need to type the tax rates which is suitable for the country and each region. Moreover, you are able to decide whether the tax is compounded with a federal tax or not.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

  • Step 6: Save
    Finally, tap on Save to save all the works you’ve done. The tax rates will take effect right after you press that button.

How to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States

To set up tax rates in countries other than the United States on Android (Click here)

  • Step 1: Your store must be outside the United States
    You need to log in your Shopify account to access the admin page. Go to the Settings section on the left-hand side of the page. Then, choose General. Scroll down to find which place your store is in. If it isn’t the United States, continue to the next step.

  • Step 2: Choose Store and Settings
    Back to the admin page and choose the Store button at the bottom. Go to Settings.

  • Step 3: Go to Taxes
    To do affair involved in tax such as setting up the tax rate, you need to go to the Taxes field.

  • Step 4: Tap on the country
    You must have known which country to choose after the first step. To do this, you just need to press on its name.

  • Step 5: Type the rates
    In this step, you need to type the tax rates which is suitable for the country and each region. Moreover, you are able to decide whether the tax is compounded with a federal tax or not.

  • Step 6: Save
    Finally, tap on Save to save all the works you’ve done. The tax rates will take effect right after you press that button.

Summary

This writing gives you a transparent guide with some simple steps and the illustrated images to set up tax rates in countries other than the United States in the most convenient way. Hope you find it helpful, and if you want more, check out our Shopify tutorials.


Sam Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Avada Commerce, an e-commerce solution provider headquartered in Singapore. He is an expert on the Shopify e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Sam loves talking about e-commerce and he aims to help over a million online businesses grow and thrive.

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