Vat

[MrX]

Hi all

I see a message on Ebay UK saying that from 1st of October UK sellers will need a German VAT number to sell to German customers, at least that's how I understood it.

Correct?

[chas2012]

Originally Posted by MrX

Hi all

I see a message on Ebay UK saying that from 1st of October UK sellers will need a German VAT number to sell to German customers, at least that's how I understood it.

Correct?

seen this before and spoke to the accountant he was amazed to be honest but said ebay/amazon etc can literally do as they please ,

have a read at this

https://tamebay.com/2019/01/register...azon-ebay.html

[sax4]

Originally Posted by chas2012

seen this before and spoke to the accountant he was amazed to be honest but said ebay/amazon etc can literally do as they please ,

have a read at this

https://tamebay.com/2019/01/register...azon-ebay.html

When to Register for German VAT
You will need to register for German VAT if you:

You are a seller established in Germany.
You are selling goods that are warehoused in Germany.
You ship goods to private individuals in Germany from a foreign EU country where the goods are stored or delivered in advance. This applies for a total German turnover of 100,000 euros per year across all sales channels

OK it seems if you sell under 100k to Germans per year than you're ok

[james_112233]

I'd be more concerned about the UK vat threshold coming down after brexit ...

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Originally Posted by MrX

Hi all

I see a message on Ebay UK saying that from 1st of October UK sellers will need a German VAT number to sell to German customers, at least that's how I understood it.

Correct?

Be it UK, Germany etc., so long as you are selling below the threshold, you don't need a VAT number.

Always best to speak to an accountant to clarify these matters.