VAT in Norway and Switzerland?

[chris watton]

If you sell goods in Norway and Switzerland, do you add the VAT to the product you are selling, or leave it off as you do for the US?

Cheers

[Eric Mc]

Neither Norway nor Switzerland are in the EU, so you should not have to add VAT onto any sales invoices you issue to customers in those countries.

[chris watton]

Eric, thanks for that, much appreciated.

Chris

[jamesuk28]

Is it not optional? not that you would do it anyway.

[Eric Mc]

jamesuk28 said:

Is it not optional? not that you would do it anyway.

I've never come across anbone willingly charging their customers VAT when there was no obligation to do so.

In theory however, for non-EU exports of goods, you are charging VAT - at Zero percent.