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Merge Shopify and eBay Sales Data for Sales Tax Reporting in Germany

Sales tax reporting needs order totals broken out consistently by date and location, which rarely matches between two platforms' raw exports. In Germany, that also means accounting for Mehrwertsteuer (VAT): VAT rates and EU distance-selling thresholds mean revenue often needs to be split by destination country, not just totalled.

Why Shopify and eBay exports don't line up

Shopify: a Created At timestamp that includes a timezone offset; a single Total column that already nets out discounts, with tax broken out separately; an order Name like #1001 rather than a numeric ID.
eBay: Sale Date shown in the seller's local time; item subtotal, shipping, and final value fee as separate columns; an Order Number that can bundle multiple items bought together into one row.

Neither export is built with Mehrwertsteuer (VAT) in mind, so getting from "two raw files" to "Germany-ready numbers" means normalizing dates/totals first, then applying your own Mehrwertsteuer (VAT) treatment on top of the merged total — not per platform separately.

How to merge them

Set your target columns once in CSV Experts (Date, Channel, Order ID, Total, and a Currency column if you sell in more than EUR).
Map the Shopify export, then the eBay export — each file shape is remembered after the first time.
Export the merged sheet and apply your Mehrwertsteuer (VAT) treatment to the combined total.

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FAQ

Does this upload my sales data anywhere?

No. Everything runs in your browser using JavaScript — your files are never sent to a server.

Does it work for more than two channels?

Yes. Add as many source files as you want; each distinct file layout is mapped once and remembered.

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