Astrovia

Built for cross-border brands

Smarter Expansion.Stronger Margins.

Tax, compliance, and entity setup for brands selling worldwide - built to grow your profit, not your paperwork.

Entity Setup
Tax Compliance
Optimisation
Global Expansion
USA
Active
CANADA
0% OPTIMISED
MEXICO
0% OPTIMISED
BRAZIL
0% OPTIMISED
UK
Active
IRELAND
Active
FRANCE
Active
GERMANY
Active
NETHERLANDS
Active
SPAIN
0% OPTIMISED
ITALY
0% OPTIMISED
POLAND
0% OPTIMISED
UAE
Active
SAUDI ARABIA
0% OPTIMISED
INDIA
0% OPTIMISED
CHINA
Active
JAPAN
Active
SOUTH KOREA
Active
SINGAPORE
Active
AUSTRALIA
Active
NEW ZEALAND
0% OPTIMISED
SOUTH AFRICA
0% OPTIMISED
0+Cross-border shipments structured monthly
$0M+Cross-border GMV optimised through Astrovia
0+HS & HTS codes mapped
0+Tax jurisdictions tracked
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Registered, remitting, reconciled.

Direct compliance in your core markets - with 200+ jurisdictions mapped, ready on request.

  • Atlas AU Pty LtdPrincipal
    Australia
  • Atlas UK Ltd
    United Kingdom
  • Atlas US LLC
    United States
  • Atlas Canada Inc
    Canada

Global entity architecture

One Principal at the top, regional subsidiaries trading at arm's length - the structure used by Apple, Nike and Adidas. Astrovia makes it accessible for online ecommerce: we set up the entities, wire the intercompany agreements, and run the ongoing maintenance - fully managed, end-to-end.

  • Intercompany agreement framework
  • Shopify-native multi-entity setup
  • Astrovia margin benchmarking
  • Arm's length transfer pricing
  • United Kingdom
    VAT registered • MTD-filed
  • European Union
    IOSS registered • monthly remitted
  • United States
    Sales-tax nexus • LLC + distribution
  • Canada
    GST / HST registered
  • Australia
    GST registered • BAS-filed
  • New Zealand
    GST registered
  • Singapore
    GST registered
  • Japan
    JCT registered
+ 200 more jurisdictions mapped, ready on request

The infrastructure underneath your cross-border P&L.

From the day you sell your first order in a new market, through every filing, margin recalculation, and customs query - handled end-to-end.

We're growing fast in the UK but duties and taxes are eating our margin. How do we structure smarter?

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Astrovia advisor

Your Cross-Border Strategist

A senior strategist who has structured this 1,000+ times across Shopify Markets, customs regimes, and de minimis thresholds - so you ship sooner and lose less margin getting there.

Standard route$300 AOV × 40%
$0
Astrovia B2BC$50 arm's length × 40%
$0
You save$0/ order
Duty reduction83%

Margin Proof, Not Marketing

With the right entity structure and arm's length intercompany pricing, duties are assessed on the principal's transfer price - not the retail order.

3%

Margin Uplift, Across Key Markets

Astrovia structures your EU, UK and US operations end-to-end. Merchants typically see a 15-20% margin uplift on core markets within the first quarter.

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Apr|3 filings due
IOSS ✓
IOSS ✓
IOSS ✓
IOSS Due
IOSS
UK VAT
Form 5472

Compliance, Fully Managed

Every filing prepared and submitted on schedule, every jurisdiction monitored - keeping material exposures, including the IRS's $25,000 foreign-entity penalty, off your balance sheet.

Inside Astrovia OS

The compliance & margin workspace your finance team actually uses

A working preview of Astrovia OS. Click any menu item on the left to explore the workspace.

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Your U.S. LLC Overview

Compliance, structure and duty savings at a glance

Updated 14 Mar 2026Origin: China
Savings at different scales
Annual
$5K$500K$10K$1M$25K$2.5M$50K$5M$100K$10M$200K$20M
FX optimisation
+1.8% vs Shopify FX
Saved YTD
$43.0Kvs Shopify standard FX fees
OctNovDecJanFebMar
Best month$9.3KMar 2026
Avg spread0.38%6 mo
Currencies4USD · GBP · EUR · AUD
Annual Compliance
FY 2025
Form 5472Completed
Pro-forma 1120Pending
State Annual ReportPending
Registered AgentPending
FY 2025 annual reporting deadline met. $25,000 penalty avoided.
Results

Real structures. Real savings.

A snapshot of the structures we've built, the duties we've saved, and the markets we've opened for brands like yours.

AU → UK/DTC apparelAchieved

UK Market Entry

Managed UK VAT registration, reclaim, and remittance. Landed-cost checkout via Shopify Markets, filed directly to HMRC under MTD.

23%Conversion uplift
$53KAnnual import-tax savings
AU → US/Premium skincareOptimised

US Distribution Build

Compliant US LLC distributor with arm's-length pricing. Intercompany agreement, transfer pricing memo, and live margin monitoring in place.

$7.78MDuties saved per year
100%Documented structure
AU → US/Performance nutritionOptimised

Mid-Market US LLC

Distributor pricing aligned to §482 and ATO 815-B. Reduced tariff exposure with a defensible customs valuation file and First Sale evidence.

$2.05MDuties saved per year
100%Documented structure
HS Code Mapper™

The most advanced HS code mapper ever built.

Sub-second classification across 5,635 WCO codes and 19,856 US 10-digit lines. Built directly on official customs feeds - WCO, USITC, HMRC, and EU TARIC - kept current on schedule. Every match scored, sourced, and timestamped.

5,635WCO codes
19,856US 10-digit lines
<15msaverage lookup
100%explainable
6110.20Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts (cotton)
98%
Sources
WCO
USITC
HMRC
TARIC
UK
Duty12%
6110.20.9100
EU
Duty12%
6110.20.9100
US
Duty16.5%
6110.20.2069

Every document your US LLC needs. Done for you.

We prepare and maintain every legal, tax, and customs document your US setup needs - written specifically for your structure and updated as your business changes.

Your structure
Atlas AU Pty LtdPrincipalAtlas US LLCDistributor
Step 01

Entity Setup

1 doc

AU Principal incorporates the US LLC, signs the master distribution agreement, and registers the importer-of-record.

Step 02

Optimisation

1 doc

Monthly ledger entries and intercompany true-ups keep the structure aligned with live trading data and benchmarked margins.

Step 03

Tax Compliance

3 docs

Transfer pricing methodology, customs valuation file, and IRS reporting positions are locked in and version-stamped.

Step 04

Global Expansion

1 doc

Coordination authority is set across advisors so the structure scales cleanly as you add new jurisdictions.

Managed end-to-end

Astrovia handles your entire structure and provides the framework - every document above is drafted, version-stamped, and maintained for you as your business evolves.

Astrovia supported our US expansion at exactly the right moment. When de minimis was removed our sales dropped and profit hit an all-time low. After they restructured our setup, profit recovered and our US sales are now growing around 22% month on month.

Claire M.
Claire M.

Founder

B2BC Model Calculator

Are you overpaying in duties and taxes?

See what a US LLC distributor structure could save you. Move from duty on retail price to duty on declared price - compliantly.

Your business

United States
Your AU Pty LtdPrincipal
Australia
Your US LLCDistributor
United States

Annual savings

79% reduction
$160,800

saved per year with an Astrovia arm's length US LLC structure

Without LLC$17,000per month
With Astrovia$3,600per month

Monthly breakdown

Duty & tax savings$12,000
Eliminated clearance / other fees$1,400
Total monthly savings$13,400
Two paths, one parcel

Where duty is calculated changes everything

Same Shopify order, same product, same customer. The structure it flows through decides whether US Customs assesses duty on retail price or an arm's length transfer price.

Women's cotton jacket — worked example product
Worked example·May 2026
Women's cotton jacketHS 6204.32
MFN 9.4%+Sec. 301 7.5%+Sec. 122 15%=≈ 32%
Scenario ADirect B2Cduty assessed on retail
  1. Shopify
    Order $300
    No intermediary
  2. US Customs
    Values $300
  3. Customer
    United States
Duty per order
$0
39% on $300 retail
Scenario BAstrovia B2BCduty assessed on transfer price
  1. Shopify
    Order $300
  2. AU Principal
    Sells @ $60
  3. US LLC
    Importer of record
  4. US Customs
    Values $60
  5. Customer
    United States
Supporting frameworkIntercompany docs
  • Intercompany distribution agreement
  • Transfer pricing memo
  • Customs valuation file
  • Form 5472 filing
  • Intercompany ledger

The complete structure to support your business operations. Astrovia sets up and maintains all five, so your team can keep shipping and selling - not chasing paperwork.

Duty per order
$0
39% on $60 transfer
Duty reduced from $117 to $23, saving $94 per order (80% less duty).
$0
80% less duty

Saved on every order. Same product, same customer - and the structure that earns it scales to every market you enter next.

FX Savings Calculator

How much are you losing on currency conversion?

Compare your current FX spread against optimised rates. Most merchants overpay by 1 - 3% on every international transaction.

Your FX profile

Foreign currency sales (Monthly)
$500,000
USD, GBP, EUR, etc.
Current FX fee
1.5%
Shopify Payments: 1.5%, PayPal: 3 - 4%
Optimised FX fee
0.5%
Airwallex, Wise, CommBank rates

Your savings

Annual foreign revenue$6,000,000
Monthly savings$5,000
Annual savingsRecovered margin per year
$60,000
Savings at different scales
Annual
$5K$500K$10K$1M$25K$2.5M$50K$5M$100K$10M$200K$20M

Built for Secure Growth

Where advanced security meets seamless scalability—designed to protect your data and empower your growth.

Held to the standard your auditors expect

PostgreSQL with AES-256 envelope encryption, SOC 2-aligned controls, append-only audit trails, and mandatory 2FA on every account.

200+ jurisdictions mapped. 8 currently live.

Direct compliance in UK, EU, US, CA, AU, NZ, SG and JP - with another 200+ jurisdictions mapped and ready to activate the moment you need them.

Structure first.Margin protected.Expansion ready.

The structural compliance layer behind your global operations - documented, reconciled, and defensible.

How we work with you

Every engagement is scoped to your markets and structural complexity - not packaged into tiers you don't need. Pricing is shared after a short discovery call.

US Expansion Infrastructure

The structural layer behind entering the United States market.

  • US entity structuring
  • Intercompany distribution agreements
  • Transfer pricing documentation
  • Customs valuation frameworks
  • Monthly margin monitoring
  • Economic nexus tracking
  • CPA-ready annual filing support
Scope my US setup

UK and EU Expansion Infrastructure

Operational tax infrastructure supporting expansion across European markets.

  • VAT registration and HMRC MTD filings
  • EU VAT, OSS and IOSS reporting
  • Reconciliation and remittance coordination
  • Audit-ready submission records
  • Regulatory monitoring
  • Strategic guidance as rules evolve
Scope my EU compliance

Global Expansion ManagementRecommended

End-to-end infrastructure for brands expanding across multiple jurisdictions.

  • Everything in US Expansion Infrastructure
  • Everything in UK & EU Expansion Infrastructure
  • Monthly reconciliation and filings
  • Margin monitoring and settlement guidance
  • Expansion planning for new markets
  • Direct founder-level support
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