Selling in amazon germany from UK
Hi all,
We are looking to start selling our products in Germany. do we just have to register to German VAT and ship the goods to the German FBA centres? i heard you have to set up an entity there too?
all advice will be appreciated.
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Seller_z6B2L9xab6HlP
It depends how you want to approach it and the products you’re selling:
- You can sell the items on Amazon.de and ship from the UK. You could charge UK VAT until you’re required to register for German VAT by exceeding the distance selling threshold €100,000 a year
- You can sell the items on Amazon.de and store the products in German FCs. You would be required to register for VAT in Germany. The fulfilment costs charged by Amazon are €0.50+VAT per item more than option 3.
- You can sell the items on Amazon.de and store the products in German, Czech and Polish FCs. You would be required to register for VAT in Germany, Czechia and Poland, and charge the relevant VAT depending on the “place of supply” which is usually the place the items are sent from unless you’re VAT registered in the country the customer receives products in.
In all cases because you’re placing items on the German market you’d have to register with the German packaging scheme and pay for the recycling of your packaging. There is no need to set up a separate entity in Germany, but with Brexit it may make sense to set up an EU entity for certain product categories (e.g. if you have a lot of products that require a CE marking)
I think you might also need a tax certificate from Germany too, which is different to a VAT registration certificate.
Seller_sINj6g9FeuCHa
In the same boat here. Considering to sell my products on Amazon DE through PAN-EU and store the products in DE,CZ and POL FCs to avoid the €0.50 additional fee. However what is quite unclear:
1.Do I need to register for the DE VAT and tax certificate right after I enrol for the PAN-EU programme?
2. Is there a distance selling threshold for EU/UK sellers before being required by Amazon to register for DE VAT and Tax Certificate (or CZ, POL) ? E.g. UK - £85K (if UK based)
3. Can I initially start selling via Pan-EU without these two in place?
I’ve been reading different threads but haven’t found a clear response if enrolling for Pan-EU will trigger VAT registration straight away even though no sales have been made on the EU registered markets or reached a certain threshold.
Your response would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
