Italian seller asking for my Tax ID (codice fiscale)

[vincent_]

Hey everyone,

I've bought an item on Ebay.it having it shipped to a freight forwarder in Italy.

The seller now asking me to provide "codice fiscale" (which is basically italian Tax ID from what I understand) for an invoice.

I don't have any, obviously.

I can message the seller saying that I'm not an Italian citizen and I can't provide a "codice fiscale", but in this case there is a chance that he would just cancel the order.

What should I better do in this case? maybe italian users could advice?

thanks.

[dano]

Italian seller requiring codice fiscale to a stranger is really funny. Tell him you obviously don't have, it's the truth

[murdered_by_ebay]

Originally Posted by vincent_

Hey everyone,

I've bought an item on Ebay.it having it shipped to a freight forwarder in Italy.

The seller now asking me to provide "codice fiscale" (which is basically italian Tax ID from what I understand) for an invoice.

I don't have any, obviously.

I can message the seller saying that I'm not an Italian citizen and I can't provide a "codice fiscale", but in this case there is a chance that he would just cancel the order.

What should I better do in this case? maybe italian users could advice?

thanks.

if the item needs to be imported into italy from outside the EU you may need the tax code , customs may refuse to release it otherwise

[dano]

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay

if the item needs to be imported into italy from outside the EU you may need the tax code , customs may refuse to release it otherwise

Forwarder is italian, and should import itself with its details. Italian seller is asking codice fiscale for fiscal purpose 110%. But you are not italian, simply tell him that

[vincent_]

Thank you for your replies.

Yes, the seller is asking codice fiscale for fiscal purpose. Here is his message: "Buongiorno, mi servirebbe il suo CF per la fattura".

I was quite surprised by that request. I've ordered many items on Ebay.it with shipping to italian forwarder and never I had any problem.

Messaging the seller that I don't have a CF seems like the obvious solution. The only thing I'm worried about is that the seller could cancel the order (this item is quite rare and I don't want to miss it).

[Uranio]

try to provide your tax id from your country

[vincent_]

I just messaged the seller that I don't have codice fiscale.