VAT for new seller
Hi I’m a new seller here at the UK marketplace.
While I’m registering for my own VAT number, the HMRC requests me to provide proof of my company using the UK FBA service… which I have only enrolled the program but haven’t ship in the products to the warehouse yet. The HMRC has recently rejected the evidence of the fact of my FBA enrolment. Instead, they specifically wanted to see evidence of my company using the FBA service and storing the goods at the Amazon warehouses.
So at this point I’m confused. I’ve heard that in order to import stuff to the UK (e.g. sending in shipments to the UK AMZ warehouse) actually requires a VAT number. May I know if this is the case? Or I can to send my shipments in without VAT number, then provide the evidence to HMRC afterwards to obtain my VAT number?
Your input is much appreciated… thanks in advance!
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Are you outside of the UK, if so you then really need to register for VAT before you send goods into Amazon otherwise Amazon will not let you sell until you are registered for VAT.
I am not sure why HMRC want evidence of you using FBA services first but if this is a must I would advise sending in just a very small shipment to prove your VAT usage to HMRC. Don’t send in more than you can afford to lose in case things don’t work out.
Also if you are registering for VAT yourself it may well be easier to contact an accountant/VAT service in the UK to help you as they may be aware of the evidence HMRC need.
If you are based in the UK then you don’t need to register for VAT at the moment so you will be fine to send goods into FBA.
