How Daniel Sold $250,000 Part Time Using Simple POD Tactics! (VAT Explained)

[@EtsyDaniel]

Thanks for the chat, Cassiy! It was a lot of fun sharing my experience as an international seller 😊

[@CassiyJohnson]

Thanks for joining me Daniel, you shared super valuable info

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

Hello from a St Andrews alumna! Very inspiring 😀 interesting what you say about country settings. Aside from this, I understand that Etsy personalizes search results by country, so that US-based stores would always show up in search results for a US-based searcher. Thus, we outside the US are at a disadvantage right from the start, no matter how good our SEO is. Great to hear of your success, therefore.

[@OrgoneEire]

I’m also a st. Andrews alumni. Best years of my life!

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

@@OrgoneEire awesome! Gaudeamus igitur!

[@kaorisax]

If the businesses abide by the law of the country we live, does that mean that 1. US sellers don't need to offer return/exchanges to UK/EU customers and 2. UK/EU sellers need to offer return/exchanges to US customers? (distance selling law)

[@hayleyholland]

Great interview Cassiy! Regarding VAT reclaim, if you are VAT registered in UK then yes you pay VAT across on all sales you make but you can reclaim VAT on your purchases. So, yes as explained you can claim back VAT on fees but you can also claim back on any other business purchases you make that have charged you VAT, for example if Printify charge VAT on the product purchase, you can claim that back, if you pay for any business subscriptions or training and they charge VAT then that can also be claimed back. Essentially you can reduce your sales VAT bill quite substantially depending on the type of business you run and your purchase levels. In some cases you can wipe out you Sales VAT bill or even received a "refund" if your purchase VAT out weighs your sales VAT. It does get complicated with different rates applied to different products etc so always important to get proper advice form an accountant or VAT expert and calculate the likely impact for your specific business ☺

[@nicole4dance]

Hi, I am also EU based, and wondering why would there be VAT collected on any sells that starts its journey from Printify, USA base to any USA based customer? I didn't understand this in the interview. The product is not leaving the border and VAT is collected through the movement of the product. If it enters any EU country, then yes, there is VAT issue, but if it is moving within the US, it doesn't matter where you are sitting in the EU as a seller. Is it the way you mean it?

[@Apprendre-Photo]

@@nicole4dance That's also my understanding of the VAT system. I have another business (not Etsy or POD), and whenever I (rarely) invoice something outside of the EU, I don't add VAT because it's not applicable. Hence I don't see why I should apply VAT to a US-made t-shirt shipped to the US. But I'd like more details on this, as maybe there's something I'm missing.

[@nicole4dance]

Sales Tax in the US yes, VAT in US, I doubt. I think you do it the right way, I hope at least, we got it right 🤞@@Apprendre-Photo

[@Farideh89]

This is brilliant thank you! I've been looking for UK sellers for the US market, nice to see Daniel doing so well! will follow

[@I.mJoana]

This is such a great content Cassey. I live in UK as a POD seller, you’ve answered almost all the pressing questions 🎉. Thank you

[@darnelleekiaha8642]

You are a great interviewer! Your questions led him to give us good information. Thank you to both of you. 👍🏽

[@stupideasypod]

Awesome interview! So great to hear other POD success stories :)

[@ninagriffey4650]

This is so helpful! Thank you 🙏 I’m setting up in the UK and was going to sell to UK only but all my research is showing that won’t get me far but I was confused about how to sell to USA from here. So many things cleared up thanks so much for providing this advice. ❤

[@kaurichelan]

Great video! Even though I am in Canada, our tax system has similarities where we sellers have to pay GST (and for me, PST as well) on ALL of the Etsy fees. So for example, the relisting fee of .20USD (which is about .28CAD) then gets charged an extra few cents for GST and PST. It adds up fast.

[@ceenee3800]

Thank you Cassiy this was so informative. I am based in Australia and in the process of starting my shop. Love your teaching style and have learnt so much from you. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@pennyread3511]

This is off topic, but Cassiy, would you please do an update for checking trademarks? They changed the website and I want to be sure I am doing it right. Please and thank you. Side note, I loved this video. I am now following Daniel as well.

[@CassiyJohnson]

I’ve got a new video coming out for that next Tuesday!! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@franciscofrancisco-v8b]

Great video, guys! I really appreciate a video from someone selling from South America! Thanks you to both of you 💪!

[@KatySimpsonLive]

Thank you! Great to find Daniel's channel through this collab video. I was stung by the added VAT onto my listings price and have been trying to work out all the fees ever since!

[@ghostlycouture8821]

This was an amazing videoooo. All the right questions were asked and it motivates me to keep going! 💖💖💖

[@CassiyJohnson]

Really appreciate the comment and I am so glad that it brought you some motivation

[@TJ-yv3kp]

I was able to get these same ones without logo at Walmart for $3.94 after Christmas ❤

[@citybloomstreasures]

Ohh my friend Daniel here!!! He is wonderful too explaining all about Etsy ..

[@NewHeartCreation]

Can I ask... If I want to do an Australian store, as well as my US based store, am I best to start a different Printify account for that? Or can I still use the same one. Mines set to US dollars in Printify so I could get the free 30 day trial.

[@joetierney7038]

Great video, I’m UK based and just starting out so this was really useful. Thank you both.

[@Carolkenny-b2x]

Cassie, your skin looks amazing. Have you done any treatments or change anything in your skin routine. I love the video too!

[@CassiyJohnson]

You are so sweet! No I haven't changed anything at all, not even my makeup. Must have just been some good lighting!

[@bethanylambert9119]

I’m having issues with printify and the print providers locations. I have been using printify choice so I can’t put one location in my profile. At first I just picked monster digital because most of my listings were from them so I put Florida but even this company has different locations. This came up when a customer said they ordered because they thought it would ship to them in time because the print shop was in Florida. Any suggestions?

[@petertakwanangavi5310]

Thank you so much Cassidy, I had some question especially on the currency issue but, now I have been answered

[@NorthCreations-i1j]

I live in Canada and have been struggling to set up my etsy shop especially with partners and pricing right. I need help with this...:(

[@vincenthaaijer2972]

I save 2.5 % from now on ! Thanks

[@KateTheMama]

Oh im dying to hear about the VAT issue. I live in Poland and pay 23% VAT on all Etsy fees and ad fees.

[@martinmmmm]

Hi Kate, have you figured out the VAT in Poland? I was told the VAT on fees can't be reclaimed if the purchases were made in USA.

[@GelliElli]

This was pretty good since I'm an european seller as well! Only thing I wish would have been asked is what kind of prodcuts did Daniel sell in his store..

[@Shopgirl2000]

Do ship everything from the US Daniel, even to the customers from the UK?

[@MilenaKoncar]

Etsy doesnt let u keep the emails or info of your customers, right? Cause im thinking, build relationships with customers, but it doesnt pay off at the end cause u can keep those customers, right?

[@blackcoffee.]

New sub. Great channel Cassiy.

[@lbfaith]

26:20 what if you sell from another country to the uk? Is vat still needed? Or is it only for those who live in uk selling domestically?

[@mcandelacom]

Great interview! I would actually like to know what the best Canadian, British, and European Printify providers are. Any suggestions?

[@gottohaveone]

How do you only allow potential customers from the US see your items rather than the UK?

[@dodalton1]

You do that in the shipping profile. Just remove any countries that you don't want to sell to.

[@gottohaveone]

@@dodalton1 can you do that on a listing by listing basis?

[@pennyread3511]

@@gottohaveone yes if you create a new shipping profile for each.

[@NewHeartCreation]

Ok so I'm in Australia and marketing to the US.. I don't have to worry about VAT?

[@fiorella5717]

Hi Cassiy, how would you promote a POD product (e.g tshirt) with an influencer? Given that the packaging is nothing special (hust like a regular amazon package) thanks

[@GlowElevatedOfficial]

Good questions 👍🏻

[@paulhaynes7522]

Thanks guys. So what happens if my profit margin is 20% and then I reach the threshold and have to start charging the 20% VAT? In other words, I wouldn’t make any profit so what’s the point🤷‍♂️ Thanks

[@paulhaynes7522]

@user-bu3wk3tk3p Do you have an answer to my question🤔

[@ruthiem.4231]

Cassiy Are you in the in USA?

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yes I am in the US!

[@PhishedOff]

Hi, I’ve been watching your videos and a lot of other peoples videos and I’m seeing a lot of creators saying that their stores are getting shut down and they’re not able to access customer emails, even one creator, said she had taken a deposit from a customer and etsy shut her down For no reason basically AI caught a word and shut it down automatically and they wouldn’t reach back out to her and she had this person‘s money and no contact information… And on consumer affairs website Etsy has a one star. So I just don’t understand you guys make it sound so great and then I see all this other stuff so which is it? I buy from Etsy sellers and I really like the platform as a buyer but I’m scared to open a shop with everything I’m seeing. I just wanted your input on that subject please. Thank you.

[@petertakwanangavi5310]

I am based in South Africa

[@JK-rw8zn]

Some of the VAT information in this video is not correct. VAT is a tax paid by the purchaser (the seller merely collects it and remits to the government), and the obligation to pay VAT on goods is determined by where the product is received by the purchaser. If the shipping address for a sale is in the US, VAT is not payable regardless of where the seller is located or where the product is posted from (note: US sales taxes may be payable).

[@Apprendre-Photo]

That's my understanding too. There will be VAT charged on Etsy fees though, as they're invoiced to a EU or UK seller. In that case, it'd be better to register for VAT, as that could be paid back by the government, and the seller would only pay VAT on sales made in the UK/EU (so not much).

[@Ahoura-r4i]

Hello, I'm from Canada and I'm using a Canadian supplier. I sell to both Canada and the U.S. Do you recommend changing my supplier to a US-based one? Would it even affect anything for me (like views, visits, orders etc.)?

[@fiorella5717]

I think is a headache trying to reach both usa and europe at the aame time even thought the product is relevant for ntoh because the printify providers for apparel are focused on one or the another. So if you choose europe for example then you sacrifice usa (by having crazy high shippign costs and shipping times) :(

[@M2345M]

250k in 3 yrs is about 100k profit minus taxes paid. That's very little money. I think these folks make more on their channel specially because it's a teaching channel that pays more. I think Etsy is good if your regular job doesn't pay much. But if you make 130+k a yr, it's difficult to leave a job for Etsy. I would love to see someone with a high paying job who has left their job for an Etsy store

[@AGirlNamedVan]

Crap ton of money in other currency like mine ...but hey 100k is a good amount of money in USD still!!

[@M2345M]

@@AGirlNamedVan that's for three yrs... 30k a yr is not good money

[@AGirlNamedVan]

@@M2345M ohhhh sorry read your thing wrong. But hey it's still a nice extra in come .also 30k per yr ..it's still a lot of money in my currency lol.but even in dollars it could make a difference.

[@thehapagirl92]

@@AGirlNamedVan$30,000 a year is low middle income

[@angieh3875]

Afíliate that is what these KZbinrs make Money off

[@تغريدتغريد-خ8ي]

Welcome. Look at this picture and the result it achieved. There are more than 45 thousand views, but there are no sales yet. How can I move forward?? My store has been without any sales for about three months, even though I activated the advertising feature

[@scurban3503]

made $250,000 / £197K Sterling.... says you have to be VAT registered if sales are above £85k and he isn't as he is just below that...that makes no sense... am I missing something or did he just admit to illegally avoiding being VAT registered due to him only declaring profits from and not turnover of his Etsy shop

[@CassiyJohnson]

The $250k is the revenue and the under 85k is his actual profits after all expenses so I am assuming he was saying that you only need to pay that if you make over 85k profit in a year

[@scurban3503]

@@CassiyJohnson yeah but at 26mins you asked if it was based on revenue or profit, he replied revenue... which he absolutely is over so should defo be VAT registered

[@kamaldeepmarwah2145]

I think his total sales over the years are 250k whereas the 85k threshold would be a yearly threshold.

[@KelleyMakes]

I might buy a guy fawkes shirt being in the US just bc I’m a huge fan of v for vendetta 🤣

[@paulinamaszka1747]

Etsy is adding VAT by itself automatically to the sales where VAT applies, there is no need to raise your price extra

[@KateTheMama]

Right but depending where you live the seller is also charged VAT on the Etsy fees. I live in Poland and I'm paying 23% VAT on every Etsy fee, including adspend. It comes to about 6% of my total earnings every month.

[@paulinamaszka1747]

@@KateTheMama that's correct. So if you are a VAT payer then you can deduct this VAT later from your monthly VAT deduction for Urząd Skarbowy. VAT is neutral if you are a VAT payer. (I am also Polish and ran a business in Poland too). The only issue with Etsy sales is that in fact you don't issue any invoices to your customers and this is where the whole trick is 😬

[@heatherhamiltonsenter4006]

Etsy charges VAT and HST etc on applicable sales and remits to the appropriate governments. You do not have to pay it twice because you are not involved in point of sale

[@KateTheMama]

@@paulinamaszka1747 so do we get refunded for this VAT or no?

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

​@@paulinamaszka1747 but if you're not registered for VAT - and most people aren't - then you can't recoup.

[@KC-ed1dj]

I hope Etsy doesn't sue him for using "Etsy" in his professional moniker.

[@rayfellers]

Except for creating designs that sell (data is available to know this too) why is it that everyone has to start from scratch when so much is known and codified about how the POD business works?

[@kasforai]

Hey Cassi I'm Kas nice meeting you babe

[@hakkani19]

You have great videos and content that you publish, and I thank you for that. However, your videos are too long. If you can make them shorter, like the other ones, not more than 10 minutes, it would be more helpful. Thank you.

[@nanam9179]

And I thought with 2 items in the store you could make it 😂😂

[@cathychats]

$250k in profits or revenue. There's a big difference. With POD sellers usually keep 10-15% in real profits. Please be more transparent. $250k is nottt a lot and tgat in 3 years!!! Tjeeeez zzzzz

[@CassiyJohnson]

Most POD sellers keep closer to 20%-30%, myself last year I kept about 28% after Etsy fees and Etsy ads. He worked on this very part time and made at least over 50k profit in just a few hours per week... I don't think that's anything to sneer at, at least to most people an extra 50k is a big deal and can be absolutely life changing. Also we were very transparent that we were talking about revenue, not profit.

[@hterra2706]

This is just an infomercial

[@patriotparty6795]

Great video. On a different note, I was wondering why some people have multiple stores. Why not sell all their stuff in one store?

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

Different niches and therefore targeting different groups of customers

[@patriotparty6795]

@@SpeedbirdHeavy Thank you!

[@daxmcanear]

What do you guys think. Etsy is incentivized to optimize the amount of listings people make. The higher they can get the average listings per seller is pure gravy for them.

[@etsytwitchalertz]

not sure why its not being done but in your interviews, instead of looking at faces entire time, you can pull up the shops your speaking on.