Can UK VAT be cleared in Germany and France?

Hello, no. UK VAT is handed over to the UK Inland Revenue Service when it is cleared in the UK. Customs clearance in Germany or France can only be done at the corresponding State Tax Office.

Previously, it was also possible to ship directly to the UK and then to other European countries via the UK. But now every country needs VAT, and for small and medium-sized sellers, it is even worse! Hope it helps!

Yes, but the UK has no way to receive the corresponding import documents, that is, there is no input deduction.

The usual way to deal with the goods is to import the goods from the UK and transship them to other European countries, if the goods are sent from the UK to the rest of the European Union, there are two scenarios: atransfer of goods; b.

distance sales. Scenario A is necessary to register for a duplicate VAT transaction locally.

In case B, since the sale takes place within the EU, the tax-free direct delivery is enjoyed, but there are different limits in each country, such as 100,000 euros per year in Germany. For example, France will reduce the number of euros from €100,000 to €35,000 in January 2016.

Now no, each country needs its own tax number for customs clearance, and the UK VAT can only be cleared in the UK.

If you sell in the UK, you will have to pay UK VAT, and if you sell in any other EU country and your sales exceed the "distance sales quota", you will have to register for VAT in that country.

If you already have a UK VAT, you can sell to Germany up to the European Distance Selling Act limit and do not need to file an additional declaration. (In Germany, sales do not exceed euros for 12 consecutive months).

If your sales exceed the limit and you want to use a warehouse in Germany, it is recommended that you register for a German VAT for subsequent filings, etc.

You can put the goods in a UK warehouse and sell them remotely to Germany, as long as it does not exceed 100,000 euros, you do not need to register for a German VAT number.

You don't need all your products if they're shipped from the UK.

The necessity of VAT registration in the UK.

If the goods are exported without their own VAT number, they will not be eligible for import VAT refund.

If it is found that the VAT number of another person is borrowed or the VAT number is invalid, the goods may be detained and cannot be cleared.

If you are unable to provide a valid VAT invoice to your overseas client, the client may cancel the transaction.

The UK Inland Revenue Bureau is strictly checking the VAT number of Chinese sellers through various channels, and platforms such as Amazon and eBay are also gradually requiring sellers to submit VAT numbers.

From 1 December 2012, the new rules of the UK Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have abolished the tax exemption for overseas merchants in the UK.

Regardless of the amount of the sale, an overseas merchant who is located in the UK at the time of sale must immediately register for a VAT number and pay the VAT tax.

At present, there are three main problems we have found in the operation of customers' own VAT goods: first, many customers use the customs clearance mode of British EORI with German VAT, which used to be OK, but Brexit is imminent, and now many customs clearance agencies do not accept this model, and after the official Brexit, European customs will not accept this model;

Second, most customers use offshore tax numbers, and some European customs and customs clearance agencies do not accept offshore tax numbers, although some are acceptable, but the inspection rate will be higher than that of local tax numbers;

The third is that the multi-ticket LCL is cleared directly at the port, and the multi-ticket LCL involves more heads, and the inspection probability will be relatively higher. Therefore, it is recommended that the goods owned by the customer have VAT registered with the local tax number in Europe, the goods at the EU port are registered with the EU EORI, and the multi-invoice LCL is recommended to enter the bonded warehouse for customs clearance.

The usual method of handling is the import of goods from the UK and the transhipment to the rest of Europe. Sending goods to other EU countries based in the UK is divided into the following two cases:

a) Transfer of goods: Duplicate VAT registration must be carried out locally;

1.According to the German tax authorities, you need to register for value-added tax (VAT) if you store your goods in Germany and ship and sell them to German customers.

2.In accordance with the requirements of the EU Distance Selling Regulation, if your goods are located in any one or more countries in the EU other than Germany (you should have registered for value-added tax (VAT)) in the place where your goods are located,3When annual sales to individual consumers in Germany exceed €100,000, you will also need to register for a German Value Added Tax (VAT) number and file and pay the relevant German VAT (VAT) on time.