Official email notification! Why does the German site not need to register VAT?

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February 28th is the deadline for Germany to upload tax copies. All sellers who fail to provide further tax payment certificates will have their sales rights suspended after the deadline. However, the German tax authorities finally postponed the deadline to April 15th due to the inability to process a large number of sellers' applications in time. You can learn more about the details through the previous reports of Xiaofenshen.

New news on VAT! Can German sellers stop worrying now?

However, on March 1st, after the 28th, many sellers still received direct notifications that their stores were frozen.

But what is strange is that while some people’s stores were closed for not providing tax numbers/certificates, another group of sellers received emails saying that they did not need to register for VAT numbers . What is going on?

Let’s first take a look at this email that rekindled the seller’s hope.

The email stated that the seller’s German tax number registration status needs to be confirmed, and that if the seller is not obliged to register for a German VAT number and pay taxes, he or she needs to complete a statement to confirm that his or her sales fall into the following non-taxable situations and do not need to register for VAT.

Sellers who meet the above conditions only need to write their tax exemption statement according to the format given in the email, and they no longer need to register for a tax certificate.

Is it really that good? Can I just fill out a statement and return to the German site by shipping by myself?

Let’s take a look at an email Amazon sent to German sellers at the end of January.

In this email, Amazon stated that both self-delivery and FBA logistics sellers need to register a tax number and provide tax copies as required by the tax bureau.

This involves Amazon's own considerations. According to the regulations of the tax bureau, sellers who ship goods by themselves from non-EU countries do not need to register VAT . However, in order to prevent sellers from taking advantage of loopholes and causing trouble to the platform, Amazon requires all sellers to submit tax numbers/certificates. If you are a seller who does not need to register VAT, you can submit the above statement to make a zero tax declaration .

Does it feel a little better that you don't have to pay taxes later? After all, the market maturity of the German site still has some advantages. Tax issues have also blocked many sellers. For sellers with mature products in the European and American markets, it is still worth trying. Sellers who want the above tax-free declaration template or want to consult more about VAT issues on the German site can scan the QR code below to receive it in private chat

PS. If you want to join the seller discussion group, you can also private message me to let me add you to the group

Source: Cross-border Business School

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