Taxes on Patronix

Patronix handles VAT on purchases of digital patterns made by consumers located in the European Union. Here we explain what Patronix does, what each buyer sees and what it means for designers.

Current scope: European Union only. For now, Patronix does not charge taxes on purchases from outside the EU.

Summary

  • For purchases from the European Union, Patronix calculates the VAT, collects it and files it under its own registration in the EU One-Stop Shop (OSS).
  • VAT is added to the price at checkout, at the rate of the buyer's country.
  • VAT is not part of the designer's earnings and is not deducted from them.

Which purchases include VAT?

What matters is where the buyer is, not where the designer lives.

Buyer in…Designer in…Is VAT charged?
SpainSpainYes, Spanish VAT
FranceSpainYes, French VAT
SpainChileYes, Spanish VAT
MexicoSpainNo
United StatesSpainNo
  • Only buyers located in a European Union country pay VAT, at their own country's rate.
  • If you are a designer in the EU and someone outside the EU buys from you, the sale does not include VAT.
  • If you are a designer outside the EU and someone in the EU buys from you, the sale does include VAT, and Patronix handles it too.

For buyers

When is VAT charged?

When you buy from a European Union country. Your country's VAT rate applies.

How is it calculated?

  • Shop prices do not include VAT.
  • VAT is added at checkout, on the patterns and on the service fee.
  • Before confirming the payment you see the final total including VAT.

How do we know which country you are in?

  • On the web: from the billing address you enter at checkout.
  • In the app: from your location at the time of payment.

Business purchases

For now, all purchases are treated as purchases by final consumers. A business VAT number cannot be entered.

For designers

Patronix. On sales of digital patterns to consumers in the European Union, Patronix calculates the VAT, collects it and files it through the EU One-Stop Shop scheme (OSS), under its own registration number.

No. The buyer pays VAT on top of the price, and Patronix files it. Your earnings are calculated on the pattern price, excluding VAT:

Your earnings = pattern price (with discounts applied) − percentage fee − fixed fee

The buyer pays a separate service fee. Your fees are shown in your dashboard.

In Sales, each sale shows the country it was bought from. If the sale included VAT, the amount the buyer paid is shown too. It is for information only: that amount is not part of your earnings.

If a sale shows no VAT, it is because the buyer was outside the European Union or because the sale is from before October 19, 2026.

Your sales on Patronix are made through Patronix LLC, a company established in the United States. What you receive is your earnings from those sales. How to record and report that income depends on the rules of your country and on your situation. We recommend checking with your tax advisor. Patronix cannot give you personalized tax advice.

For now, Patronix does not charge taxes on those sales.

Patronix details

Legal name
Patronix LLC
EU VAT registration (OSS)
EU528017356

Any questions?

Write to us at soporte@patronix.app.

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This page is for information only and does not constitute tax or legal advice. Rules may change. Last updated: October 2026.