[travem]

The level above which you have to register to collect the VAT is there precisely to protect the smaller companies which make a few small sales to the EU. If you are making enough sales to be over the threshold you should be able to afford to abide by the law.

[petercooper]

Except it's a bizarre law because those US companies are not necessarily in the EU themselves. It'd be like California demanding a business in Poland should charge local California sales taxes for any exports to that state.