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Apple informs developers of additional app pricing changes in the EU, Canada, and more

Apple has sent an email to developers informing them of upcoming changes to app pricing in Canada, the European Union, Norway, Iceland, and Russia. These changes, which take effect later this week, are not the same as the recent change to country-specific VAT rates, and impact a wider range of markets.

The pricing updates are being implemented to accommodate changing tax and currency exchange rates. Prices will go up for customers in all of the affected countries except Iceland, which will see a decrease. Russia’s prices will “change,” according to the email, but there aren’t any additional details on what that may mean.

Updated developer agreements and pricing documents will be available when the change begins some time in the next day and a half. You can read the full email below:

Dear [Developer],

Within the next 36 hours, prices on the App Store will increase for all territories in the European Union as well as in Canada and Norway, decrease in Iceland, and change in Russia. These changes are being made to account for adjustments in value-added tax (VAT) rates and foreign exchange rates.

We will simultaneously update the Pricing Matrix in Rights and Pricing in My Apps on iTunes Connect.

We will also update the iOS Paid Applications and Mac OS X Paid Applications agreements, which will be available in Agreements, Tax, and Banking.

If you have any questions, contact us.

Regards,

The App Store team

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Comments

  1. robinlmp - 9 years ago

    I wonder if this will include the UK. It says all parts of EU but we don’t have the euro and the Stirling has stayed relatively strong against the dollar

    • onicon (@onicon82) - 9 years ago

      The UK is in the EU but not in the Euro zone. Norway is in neither.

      • robinlmp - 9 years ago

        Thanks for repeating me. I almost forgot

  2. Interesting. Why would prices in EU increase? Previous rules required Apple to use Irish VAT rate across eurozone. Irish VAT stands at 23% is one of the highest in the EU. Now that each country’s own VAT applies, prices for majority of EU should be lower… ?