For Books
UK – For customers in the UK all orders include VAT (0% for books)
EU – For customers based in the EU all orders of standard books include VAT, so no further import tax or duties will be payable by the customer.
For Limited Edition books please read the next section.
US – For customers based in the US all book orders, including Limited Edition books, are duty & tax free
Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore – We understand that orders of single standard books sent to private individuals in these countries should not incur duty or sales tax.
We also ship books regularly without complications to Canada, South America, the Far East and other international destinations. In most cases local import tax and duties will be payable by the recipient to customs depending on the destination country. For further information and guidance about international VAT rates please visit Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 49019900 for Printed books)
For Artworks and Limited Editions
UK – For customers in the UK all orders include VAT (20% for artworks, 0% for books including Limited Editions)
Sweden – For customers in Sweden all orders include VAT (12% for imported artworks, 6% for books including Limited Editions)
EU – For all other customers based in the EU, VAT is not included, so local import tax and duties may be payable to customs depending on the destination country. For some EU destinations we offer a Delivered Duty Paid service (DDP), which means we will estimate and pay the import duties and taxes on your behalf, which speeds up delivery. The standard domestic rate of tax normally applies. Reduced VAT rates for artworks, if they apply, are not normally passed onto us. See next section for more information.
US – For customers based in the US all limited edition artworks are duty & tax free.
We also ship artworks and Limited Edition books regularly without complications to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and other international destinations. For further information and guidance about international VAT rates please visit Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 49119100 for Limited Edition Prints or HS Code 49019900 for Printed books)
Pre-Paid Import Duties and Taxes - Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) service
For Artworks and Limited Editions, if import duties, taxes and handling charges apply, we can sometimes pay these on your behalf, saving you time and speeding up delivery. This is normally referred to as Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). This service is currently only available to customers in Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain.
Please note that for Artworks it is sometimes cheaper to pay the import tax and duties yourself, as reduced VAT rates are not always passed onto us.
Therefore we would recommend checking your local VAT rates at Simply Duty or Avalara (*use HS Code 49119100 for Limited Edition Prints)
VAT reclaims for business customers
Import taxes and duties paid via our pre-paid service are not recoverable, so if you are a business customer in the EU you might wish to consider choosing to have items sent Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU). However, any VAT itemised seperately in your order can be accounted for normally. Please note that we require the recipient’s EORI number for any orders being sent to an EU business address.
We do not claim to be financial, legal or customs experts. This guidance is for information use only and may be subject to change without notice. Therefore please check with your local tax office wherever possible to check whether import duties will apply. If duty or sales tax is applicable we will endeavour to give the customer prior notification, but the customer is still responsible for all customs and import charges (as stated in out terms and conditions here). We reserve the right to refuse a return if a customer refuses to pay the import charges.
(Last updated: April 2026)