Hello,
To make things very simple and clear, VAT is charged only to people living in Europe (UE)
- French 20% VAT is charged only to citizen living in the 27 countries of UE (Europe)
- For any outside UE order 20% VAT is not charged to the customer, so you have a -20% deduction on European price.
It is only when goods arrive in the destination country that tariffs and other taxes may apply. This extra money is collected by the country of destination, not by the country goods are shipped from.
Meow!!
Ben