Reclaiming VAT NI/Ireland

Thanks in advance for all answers. I’m a northern Irish based company and I buy my good from GB and pay VAT. I have an XI vat number for selling to south Ireland. So if I charge my customers in south Ireland no vat. Can I claim back the vat I paid when I bought the product from England?

Hi,
If you have purchased goods in GB as a VAT registered business in the UK then you are entitled to recover the VAT as input tax as long as the conditionars met in the guidance below:
VAT guide (VAT Notice 700) 10. Introduction to input tax
Thank you.

Okay thanks and when I sell my goods to businesses in south Ireland I zero rate the vat and don’t charge them any?

Hi,

If you are selling goods to VAT registered businesses in Southern Ireland then the supply should be at the zero rate of VAT. You can see the guidance here:

Zero-rated supplies to VAT-registered customers in an EU member state

If you are selling goods to private individuals then please see the guidance below:

Supplies to customers (including private individuals) who are not registered for VAT

Thank you.