eBay account shadowbanned or restricted or what?

[Mozar2skks]

Hi guys, I sell in Europe with a VAT number, and as soon as I wanted to start selling something in Germany, I uploaded a few products (which never sold) and shortly afterward I received this message from eBay...
Dear (Name of my store), We work closely with the German tax authorities to ensure our sellers comply with VAT obligations. Your information, including your VAT number, does not match that held by the German tax authorities, as required by §22f UStG (German VAT Code).

For this reason, we have applied the following restrictions to your eBay account:

- You cannot create new listings on ebay.de
- You cannot create new listings that specify Germany as the location of the item
- All current or pending listings on ebay.de or that specify Germany as the location of the item have been removed
- All current listings on other eBay sites will not be displayed to buyers in Germany. Note: These restrictions do not apply to sales concluded outside of Germany.

To remove these restrictions, please send us your information, including your valid German VAT ID number, as required by Section 22f UStG. You are required to provide us with your German VAT ID number no later than July 1, 2021.

For more information, visit https://www.ebay.de/vat.
Thank you,

eBay

Please do not reply directly to this message as it was sent from an address that doesn't accept incoming emails. When I log in to my account from the German domain, I get no errors or problems (obviously, I immediately deleted the listings).

However, I've noticed that in my country, where I usually sell, my sales have dropped significantly, and I'm not sure if that's the case or if it's just a coincidence. How can I check this situation to see if I've been shadowbanned or not, and how can I resolve it in case i'am?

[phaz0rz]

That's not something you can check on as shadowbans always work in the shadows (e.g. are not disclosed to the user).

[murdered_by_ebay]

solution is easy , you either do not use german item location and then you could use your non german EU VAT number or if you want to sell with german item location you need to apply for a german VAT number

it is german law that any foreign entity doing business with german item location must pay vat from first euro of turnover using a german VAT number and VAT returns must be filed with the german tax authority