diff --git a/inc/functions/tax.php b/inc/functions/tax.php
index 1e833d5ac..4a56811e5 100644
--- a/inc/functions/tax.php
+++ b/inc/functions/tax.php
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ function wu_get_applicable_tax_rates($country, $tax_category = 'default', $state
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If no country-specific rates matched, apply any rates configured
+	 * with '*' (Apply to all countries) as a fallback.
+	 */
+	if (empty($results)) {
+		foreach ($tax_category['rates'] as $rate) {
+			if ('*' === $rate['country']) {
+				$rate['order'] = 1;
+
+				$results[ $rate['id'] ] = $rate;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	uasort($results, 'wu_sort_by_order');
 
 	return array_values($results);
diff --git a/inc/tax/class-tax.php b/inc/tax/class-tax.php
index 90eaf4ab4..5f48052c0 100644
--- a/inc/tax/class-tax.php
+++ b/inc/tax/class-tax.php
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public function add_settings(): void {
 				],
 			]
 		);
+
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lang/ultimate-multisite.pot b/lang/ultimate-multisite.pot
index 467e8cc84..ea1e4a489 100644
--- a/lang/ultimate-multisite.pot
+++ b/lang/ultimate-multisite.pot
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-21T19:45:32+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-30T09:27:56+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.12.0\n"
 "X-Domain: ultimate-multisite\n"
@@ -3631,7 +3631,7 @@ msgid "Tax description. This is shown on invoices to end customers."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: inc/admin-pages/class-payment-edit-admin-page.php:802
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:204
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:273
 msgid "Tax Rate"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4126,8 +4126,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: inc/list-tables/class-line-item-list-table.php:216
 #: inc/tax/class-dashboard-taxes-tab.php:63
 #: inc/tax/class-dashboard-taxes-tab.php:151
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:104
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:105
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:142
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:143
 #: views/checkout/templates/order-summary/simple.php:188
 msgid "Taxes"
 msgstr ""
@@ -4937,7 +4937,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: inc/admin-pages/class-tax-rates-admin-page.php:75
 #: inc/admin-pages/class-tax-rates-admin-page.php:86
 #: inc/admin-pages/class-tax-rates-admin-page.php:97
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:148
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:217
 #: views/taxes/list.php:12
 msgid "Tax Rates"
 msgstr ""
@@ -16405,7 +16405,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:49
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:177
 #: views/taxes/list.php:102
-#: views/taxes/list.php:309
+#: views/taxes/list.php:313
 msgid "Select All"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -18488,44 +18488,44 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Enable this option if your prices include taxes. In that case, Ultimate Multisite will calculate the included tax instead of adding taxes to the price."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:189
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:190
 msgid "Regular"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:232
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:233
 #: inc/ui/class-site-actions-element.php:184
 #: views/limitations/plugin-selector.php:80
 msgid "Default"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:295
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:296
 msgid "You don't have permission to alter tax rates"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:314
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:315
 msgid "No tax rates present in the request"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:346
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:347
 msgid "Tax Rates successfully updated!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:386
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:390
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:387
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:391
 msgid "Manage Tax Rates"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:394
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:395
 msgid "Add different tax rates depending on the country of your customers."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:400
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:401
 msgid "You need to activate tax support first."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:408
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:414
-#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:418
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:409
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:415
+#: inc/tax/class-tax.php:419
 msgid "Manage Tax Rates →"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -20923,22 +20923,22 @@ msgid "No items to display"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:209
-#: views/taxes/list.php:342
+#: views/taxes/list.php:346
 msgid "Add new Row"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:215
-#: views/taxes/list.php:348
+#: views/taxes/list.php:352
 msgid "Delete Selected Rows"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:241
-#: views/taxes/list.php:374
+#: views/taxes/list.php:378
 msgid "Save your changes!"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: views/sites/edit-placeholders.php:245
-#: views/taxes/list.php:378
+#: views/taxes/list.php:382
 msgid "Saving..."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -20987,12 +20987,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Loading Tax Rates..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: views/taxes/list.php:244
-#: views/taxes/list.php:259
+#: views/taxes/list.php:221
+msgid "Apply to all countries"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: views/taxes/list.php:250
+#: views/taxes/list.php:265
 msgid "Leave blank to apply to all"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: views/taxes/list.php:388
+#: views/taxes/list.php:392
 msgid "Save Tax Rates"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/views/taxes/list.php b/views/taxes/list.php
index 93267768b..d1d65a587 100644
--- a/views/taxes/list.php
+++ b/views/taxes/list.php
@@ -215,19 +215,23 @@
 					case 'country':
 						?>
 
-			<select v-cloak v-model="item.<?php echo esc_attr($key); ?>" style="width: 100%;">
+		<select v-cloak v-model="item.<?php echo esc_attr($key); ?>" style="width: 100%;">
 
-						<?php foreach (wu_get_countries_as_options() as $country_code => $country_name) : ?>
+					<option value="*">
+						<?php esc_html_e('Apply to all countries', 'ultimate-multisite'); ?>
+					</option>
 
-				<option value="<?php echo esc_attr($country_code); ?>">
+					<?php foreach (wu_get_countries_as_options() as $country_code => $country_name) : ?>
 
-							<?php echo esc_html($country_name); ?>
+			<option value="<?php echo esc_attr($country_code); ?>">
 
-				</option>
+						<?php echo esc_html($country_name); ?>
 
-				<?php endforeach; ?>
+			</option>
 
-			</select>
+			<?php endforeach; ?>
+
+		</select>
 
 						<?php
 						break;