restriction of your selling activities to Germany

[armands]

Hey, got a message from eBay about

Please note that not providing your valid VAT ID and correct data within 14 day(s), will result in a restriction of your selling activities to Germany. For any further questions, please contact your tax advisor.

Will I get restricted only In Germany or in General? I am from Latvia

[murdered_by_ebay]

Originally Posted by armands

Hey, got a message from eBay about

Please note that not providing your valid VAT ID and correct data within 14 day(s), will result in a restriction of your selling activities to Germany. For any further questions, please contact your tax advisor.

Will I get restricted only In Germany or in General? I am from Latvia

the VAT threshold for foreign sales within the EU is EUR 10.000 so you would be restricted from selling to EU customers in all countries , possibly except Latvia

[armands]

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay

the VAT threshold for foreign sales within the EU is EUR 10.000 so you would be restricted from selling to EU customers in all countries , possibly except Latvia

Ok, I got it. What about UK, because 90% of my customers are from UK. Also this restriction will be updated every financial period? Maybe you know the dates of eBay financial year?

[gaun_bay1]

Also want to hear that!

[murdered_by_ebay]

I think such a restriction is for good and will not be lifted anymore unless you provide VAT ID

if the customers are in the UK you should be charged 20% VAT automatically and there are no thresholds to consider if you are registered outside the UK and your item location is outside the UK as well

[armands]

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay

I think such a restriction is for good and will not be lifted anymore unless you provide VAT ID

if the customers are in the UK you should be charged 20% VAT automatically and there are no thresholds to consider if you are registered outside the UK and your item location is outside the UK as well

I guess I will wait and after 2days 14 days will be passed. Will tell you what happens, hopefully they will not restrict me, and even if they do I hope I will be able to provide VAT later.

[slokor]

In the meantime maybe work on opening new replacement accounts.

[Gabriel21]

Hi, so today my ebay.de account has been restricted as I wasnt able to provide VAT number. However according to received email looks like this sale restriction is valid for ebay.de only. Also if I would use another ebay site my listings wont be visible for buyers from Germany.

[armands]

Originally Posted by Gabriel21

Hi, so today my ebay.de account has been restricted as I wasnt able to provide VAT number. However according to received email looks like this sale restriction is valid for ebay.de only. Also if I would use another ebay site my listings wont be visible for buyers from Germany.

Same for me, I almost never have deals in Germany. So it is safe so far.

[JamesNorth101]

Originally Posted by Gabriel21

Hi, so today my ebay.de account has been restricted as I wasnt able to provide VAT number. However according to received email looks like this sale restriction is valid for ebay.de only. Also if I would use another ebay site my listings wont be visible for buyers from Germany.

Never tried that myself..... well worth reporting if it works for you or not.