Hi All
I received an email re Vat reg & replied to say that I am UK based as is the business and I have not turned over any revenue as yet as I'm a brand new FBA seller. Is it correct that I must be Vat registered from day one to sell on Amazon regardless of the Gov.uk guidelines clearly stating the £90k threshold? HELP!
The email i received below when I replied to the initial Vat Reg email to say that I am UK based as is the business and I have not turned over any revenue as yet as I'm a brand new FBA seller Jan 2025.
Hello from Amazon Selling Partner Support,
Good day! This is Rama, and I hope this email finds you well.
I understand your concern with the email you have received regarding VAT registration in the United Kingdom.
Please be informed that, Under UK VAT legislation, if you are selling or intending to sell in the UK, you will need to register for UK VAT, and Amazon will be required to verify the validity of your registration.
Once you place inventory in the UK, you will be required to be VAT-registered and to upload your UK VAT number to Seller Central within 90 days.
As of August 1, 2024, all Selling on Amazon, Fulfilment by Amazon and other services previously provided by Amazon Services Europe S.à r.l. (ASE) are supplied by Amazon EU S.à r.l. (AEU). If your company is established in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium or Sweden, you will be invoiced by the AEU branch in your country of establishment.
As invoices are no longer issued from ASE in Luxembourg, B2B reverse charges will no longer apply if your company is established in a country where AEU has a branch. If your company is established in the UK and is recognised as a taxable person by applying for the VAT exemption programme, you will also be invoiced from your local AEU branch and charged UK VAT on fees where applicable.
Due to these updates, Amazon is pausing the acceptance of any new applications for the VAT exemption programme until further notice. Please be aware that applying for this programme will no longer allow you to receive invoices with 0% VAT on your Amazon seller fees going forward if you are established in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium or Sweden.
For more information, go to "Update to Amazon UK and EU seller services entity and VAT treatment":
https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/gp/help/GN6Q7DU46WW26LUU?referral=ARP4MMH8W8147_AUAIOIWNWH79D
For further information, please refer to below help page:
VAT requirements in the UK – Registration process:
https://sellercentral-europe.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GSX2G7QWWGU4YESR
We wish you a great day!
