{"id":11584,"date":"2024-09-19T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/dividing-the-product-cost-from-the-shipping-cost-is-not-correct-why\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T10:18:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T10:18:01","slug":"dividing-the-product-cost-from-the-shipping-cost-is-not-correct-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/en\/dividing-the-product-cost-from-the-shipping-cost-is-not-correct-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Dividing the product cost from the shipping cost is not correct&#8230; Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11584\" class=\"elementor elementor-11584\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a281ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a281ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a305384\" data-id=\"5a305384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aa8ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63aa8ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694bef42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"694bef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"For many companies, dividing the product cost from the shipping cost is a common practice in direct sales abroad. However, this procedure is often not correct.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce7199 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ce7199\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d530119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d530119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b0557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b0557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How many times has a <strong>tourist visiting<\/strong> your company <strong>asked to have your alcoholic product shipped to their home<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Direct sales<\/strong> are one of the greatest satisfactions for an alcohol producer, but when, after the purchase, you need <strong>to ship the product abroad<\/strong>, <strong>precise customs and tax management is required.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The payment of <strong>excise duties<\/strong>, <strong>customs duties<\/strong>, the opening and closing of <strong>customs procedures<\/strong>, and the payment of<strong> VAT<\/strong> are governed by <strong>strict regulations<\/strong>. These apply not only to sales through e-commerce but also to sales from physical points of sale.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f855468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f855468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/share-eu1.hsforms.com\/1g5EPXK-nQLiWhb9pjRfqIQ2dk9z1?__hstc=249638041.7431188dafa66c566b9144cb7f842b5c.1713796695862.1726501648681.1726568147184.119&amp;__hssc=249638041.4.1726568147184&amp;__hsfp=4216964713\">Here you will find a guide with the main rules and regulations for direct sales in Europe.&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0db07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b0db07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17176\" alt=\"Vendita diretta all&apos;estero - split payment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/16-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0199f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b0199f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da948e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da948e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Split Payment in direct sales abroad?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082866b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082866b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Split payment<\/strong> works this way. Once a foreign tourist purchases, for example, wine at your winery, they <strong>first pay the cost of the product<\/strong>, as if it were a sale within Italy, <strong>and then separately pay for the shipping abroad.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7b3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b7b3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Many companies believe that with this system, the regulations governing direct sales, as previously discussed, do not apply, and this is completely WRONG.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae79dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae79dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8db352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8db352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When does Split Payment not comply with regulations?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed4406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed4406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>OSS Regime in Europe<\/strong>: If you ship your alcoholic product to the customer&#8217;s home, for example, within Europe, the VAT payment must comply with the OSS Regime and its thresholds, requiring the seller to pay VAT in the destination country. Therefore, the sale cannot be treated as a simple sale in Italy. Additionally, VAT under the OSS must also be paid on excise duties, customs duties, and shipping. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/gli-effetti-della-normativa-oss-sugli-e-commerce-di-vino-distillati-e-birre\/\"><strong>Here you can find more information on the OSS Regime.<\/strong><\/a>   <\/li>\n<li><strong>Payment of Excise Duties and Customs Duties<\/strong>: Alcoholic beverages, being subject to excise duties and customs duties, require specific taxes if shipped to certain countries. Even if the purchase took place in Italy, when shipping the alcoholic product to the customer&#8217;s home, for example within the European Union, the excise duty must still be paid. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening and Closing of the Customs Procedure<\/strong>: It is mandatory to open and close the customs procedure for each order sent abroad, with proof of the taxes paid, even if, for example, the excise duty on alcohol for that country is zero.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18dc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d18dc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By separating the cost of the product from the shipping cost, you cannot be sure that your sales comply with these regulations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5d81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec5d81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Other companies, on the other hand, believe that splitting the payment shifts all responsibility to the end customer or the carrier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc3996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcc3996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833828a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"833828a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14572d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14572d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When is Split Payment incorrect for the seller? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cea1217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cea1217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Separating the product cost from the shipping cost to circumvent regulations, as mentioned, is completely pointless. This is because, even if the customer pays the shipping cost to the carrier, i<strong>f the goods are shipped from your company <\/strong>or from an associated warehouse, <strong>both the buyer and the seller are responsible<\/strong> for the correct customs and tax management for the shipment abroad. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Most couriers only handle transportation<\/strong>: they are not responsible for the customs and tax management of your sales.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/spedizione-ue-accise\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/spedizione-ue-accise\/\"> Read the article about it<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7550600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7550600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17178\" alt=\"Vendita diretta - split payment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/17.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d7400 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20d7400\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa2385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"faa2385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757e2c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"757e2c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is only one case in which the seller is not required to fulfill customs obligations. <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3143ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3143ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That is when the foreign customer, after purchasing the alcoholic product, <strong>takes it home using their own means<\/strong>. In this case, as stated by the<strong> European Excise Duty Code<\/strong>, no customs tax needs to be paid. It will be sufficient to issue a<strong> receipt with the Italian VAT <\/strong>for the goods sold.   <\/p>\n<p>The absence of customs obligations, however, does not apply when the customer, after purchasing the alcoholic product,<strong> independently goes to a shipping company to have the package sent to their home<\/strong>. In this case, <strong>the customs and tax obligations for direct sales abroad<\/strong>, which we discussed earlier, must be followed. Since couriers, as a policy, do not handle customs procedures for these shipments, <strong>the final customer may be penalized in the event of inspections<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>A small consolation, considering that a penalized customer for this type of purchase is a lost customer, especially if you directed them to a shipping company <\/strong><strong>to send the goods without informing them about the applicable regulations and their obligations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f56f31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f56f31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17180\" alt=\"Vendita diretta all&apos;estero - split payment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a1d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1a1d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51cd8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f51cd8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5febf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a5febf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you have to do?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dcb8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9dcb8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe35823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe35823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As mentioned earlier, <strong>most carriers do not handle the tax and customs bureaucracy for you<\/strong> in this type of sale. <\/p>\n<p>If you do not have a <strong>record<\/strong> <strong>of the excise duties, customs duties paid<\/strong>, and the <strong>VAT correctly remitted<\/strong> <strong>for each order<\/strong>, then you have a problem, and in the event of an inspection, you could face penalties.<\/p>\n<p>The solution, however, exists and is very simple. <strong>Get informed about your carriers&#8217; policies and the current regulations for direct sales abroad<\/strong>, so you can use compliant procedures and take full advantage of the D2C channel without worries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ad173 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29ad173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674d48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674d48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/share-eu1.hsforms.com\/1g5EPXK-nQLiWhb9pjRfqIQ2dk9z1?__hstc=249638041.7431188dafa66c566b9144cb7f842b5c.1713796695862.1726501648681.1726568147184.119&amp;__hssc=249638041.4.1726568147184&amp;__hsfp=4216964713\"><strong>Download our free guide to prepare yourself for correctly managing the direct sales channel in Europe&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For many companies, dividing the product cost from the shipping cost is a common practice in direct sales abroad. 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