Google Ads country by country

One guide per market to launch a campaign in a new country: languages, currency, billing, taxes and local rules, each fact with its source and date.

Market guides

11 countries

  • Australia : Launching Google Ads in Australia: Australian English, GST, State-level targeting, gambling and pharmacy rules, and the calendar, based on verified facts.
  • Belgium : Launching Google Ads in Belgium: which languages to target, bilingual Brussels, billing and VAT, local ad rules, sales periods and steps, from verified facts.
  • Canada : Launching Google Ads in Canada: English and French campaigns, the French-language rule in Quebec, GST, HST and QST, and gambling rules by province.
  • Germany : Launching Google Ads in Germany: which language to write ads in, billing and VAT, local ad rules, the Impressum and public holidays, based on official sources.
  • India : Launching Google Ads in India: which languages to target, GST and billing, payment rules, local ad policies and the steps, based on verified facts.
  • Japan : Launching Google Ads in Japan: Japanese scripts, billing and consumption tax, Yahoo! JAPAN and its separate ad platform, local rules and the steps.
  • Mexico : Launching Google Ads in Mexico: ads written in Spanish, rebuilt keywords, the IVA Google adds, local ad rules and peaks such as El Buen Fin.
  • Spain : Launching Google Ads in Spain: Spanish or Catalan, targeting, billing and the local surcharge, sector rules and the steps, from sourced facts.
  • Switzerland : Launching Google Ads in Switzerland: which languages to target, cantons, billing and VAT, local rules on prices and gambling, with steps and official sources.
  • United Kingdom : Launching Google Ads in the United Kingdom: British English, self-assessed VAT, the surcharge on the invoice, local ad rules and bank holidays, based on verified facts.
  • United States : Launching Google Ads in the United States: English and Spanish campaigns, state targeting, sales taxes without a federal VAT, and gambling and health rules.

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