Selling to customers abroad is native in Cord, regardless of which supported country your business is domiciled in.
Collections and currencies
Cord lets you create a quote in any currency the selector offers (those of the 12 supported countries, plus JPY, CNY, CHF, and AUD for international trade). When an international customer selects Pay, Cord validates whether their card, country, and currency are compatible with your connected payment account. Availability and settlement currency depend on that account’s configuration.
Tax treatment depends on your country
The tax treatment of an international sale depends on where your business is domiciled, not on the client’s country:
If your business is in Mexico, a sale to a foreign client is an export of services and is invoiced as a CFDI:
- Use the generic international RFC XEXX010101000 for the recipient.
- Select CFDI Use: S01 (Without tax effects).
- Select the 0% VAT rate — export of services from Mexico is taxed at a zero rate.
- Stamp the invoice. Cord generates a valid CFDI that proves your international income.
If your business is in any other supported country (United States, Canada, Brazil, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, or Peru), the invoice is a commercial invoice (or Verifactu in Spain) using your own country’s tax vocabulary — never the SAT’s. If your business is in the European Union and you’re selling to a client with a VAT ID in another member state, the sale may qualify for the intra-community reverse charge (0% rate with the corresponding legal notice) instead of your local VAT. Check with your tax advisor for the exact treatment of your export.