Does a policy block mean no VAT?

No. It is a product/policy decision, not a tax determination

No. This page is not tax or legal advice

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Policy blocks (not tax rules): Policy on digital services

Not supported by the free-threshold API · Local term: Botchannels commercial policy

Last verified: 2026-10-29

Policy blocks on the Botchannels coverage map are product/policy decisions (e.g. sanctioned or unsupported regions), not tax clearances. A policy block does not mean VAT is zero, and clearing a tax rule does not override a policy block. See /coverage for the live map

Not supported by the free-threshold API: why

Refused by Botchannels policy (crypto-payment prohibition or sub-national complexity), not because of a VAT math error

Spot a mistake in Policy blocks (not tax rules)’s rules?

Open a public correction issue on Gitea (sign in or create an account). The form is prefilled with this page’s URL and a short template, and asks for the correction label. Accepted corrections become a reviewed diff on the rules dataset — rule fixes belong in botchannels-app, not a silent change on this site.

Threshold and rates (Policy)

Free threshold?: No — Refused by Botchannels policy (crypto-payment prohibition or sub-national complexity), not because of a VAT math error
Amount / measure: —
N/A — policy block, not a VAT threshold
Window: No threshold window (from the first sale)
Standard rate: —
N/A — not a tax jurisdiction page
Who must register: N/A
Evidence of location: N/A — do not treat a policy block as customer-location evidence guidance for tax
Invoicing: N/A
Filing: N/A
Effective: N/A
Authority: Botchannels /coverage

What Botchannels returns

Ruleset version: 2026-10-22.v1
Decision summary: Botchannels does not open free-threshold sales here. Register (or appoint a representative) before selling.
Product class: Digital service
Support status: Not supported by the free-threshold API — Refused by Botchannels policy (crypto-payment prohibition or sub-national complexity), not because of a VAT math error

How to register

Self-register online?: No — N/A — XX is a Botchannels policy / coverage block code, not a country tax authority. There is nothing to register with
Resident representative / fiscal agent: N/A
Regime: Policy / coverage block — not a tax registration regime. Used when the product cannot sell into a destination for policy reasons, independent of that destination's VAT/GST rules

Steps (in order)

Check /coverage for whether the buyer country is supported by the product — /coverage
Do not treat a policy block as a tax clearance or as proof that VAT/GST is not due in the real country
For tax rules of a real country, open that country's compendium page instead

Documents

N/A — No tax registration dossier for a policy block

Official processing time: N/A
Official fees: N/A
Portal: /coverage
Local bank account: N/A
Filing frequency: N/A
Payment currency: N/A
Input VAT recovery: N/A
Portal language: English
Penalties: N/A for tax registration (product coverage rules still apply)

Firms offering this service

No verified provider links for this jurisdiction yet. Prefer the official portal and a locally licensed tax adviser.

Official sources

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Last verified: 2026-10-29.

FAQ

Does a policy block mean no VAT?: No. It is a product/policy decision, not a tax determination
Is this tax advice?: No. This page is not tax or legal advice