value added tax (VAT)

Ukraine’s parliament backs VAT on imported parcels under 150 euros in first reading

Ukraine’s parliament has approved in the first reading a bill that would introduce value-added tax on goods ordered from foreign online marketplaces regardless of their price, including parcels worth less than 150 euros ($173), public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Sept. 16, noting that 273 lawmakers voted in favor.

16 September, 03:09 PM

No tax on low-value imported parcels yet as Rada rejects two IMF-linked bills

Ukraine’s parliament failed on Sept. 1 to pass two bills needed to impose value-added tax on imported parcels worth up to 150 euros ($174) delaying a measure tied to IMF and EU financial support.

1 September, 06:50 PM

Amazon refuses to collect VAT in Ukraine, complicating new online shopping tax law

Amazon does not see a path to becoming a VAT collector in Ukraine, said Nina Yuzhanina, a member of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy, as reported by Censor on May 11.

12 May, 11:20 AM

ACC Ukraine urges Rada to pass digital platforms tax

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine has called on the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) to pass bills expanding income tax to cover revenues earned through digital platforms and applying VAT to international parcels, the ACC said in a statement on April 2.

2 April, 09:08 PM

40% of Ukraine’s large taxpayers cut payments in 2025 amid war impact

Large taxpayers provided 953.2 billion hryvnias ($22.1 billion) — 46.5% of all revenue administered by Ukraine’s State Tax Service — to the consolidated budget in 2025, but nearly 40% of them reduced payments due to Russia’s war, acting head of the service Lesia Karnaukh reported on Facebook on Jan. 29.

2 February, 01:13 PM

Kremlin eyes raising VAT to shore up its war chest

The Russian government is considering raising VAT from 20% to 22% to reduce the ever-growing federal budget deficit, Reuters reported on Sept. 18, citing four sources familiar with the matter.

18 September 2025, 08:27 PM

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