VAT EU / International Registration

Hi! I am a UK VAT Registered sole trader that sends goods mostly within the UK which i charge and pay the VAT on to HMRC, but do i need to register for VAT in an international country or with an EU country if i ship internationally? I send my exported items via DDU/ DAP so there is no VAT paid by the customer on checkout, this is paid on import by them once it arrives in their country, but i wasn't sure if i still needed to register for VAT in the destination country at a certain point even if im using DDU/ DAP Thank you

Hi,

We can only provide guidance regarding UK VAT. Please contact the relevent VAT authority for the countries in which you are supplying to in order to get advice specific to you and their own

rules.

Thank you.
 

Hi Each country will have its own tax rules so you need to check what local requirements are based on where you are deemed to be making a supply. Not all countries have VAT . It is however unlikely in the EU if your customers are paying the taxes including import VAT when the goods are imported that you will have any liability to register for VAT in those EU countries.