VAT

Question: Dear Member: In my new position I audited some entries.  The sellers from Germany stated on the sale invoices that the VAT is incluced. As far as I am aware VAT is exempt when a sale is from the EU to outside the EU, in the case the United States. How best to handle. […]

QUESTION: Is there an EU VAT registration requirement for US companies that export to Europe?  If we do register, does it mean we need to charge VAT to our customers even if we don’t ship DDP? ******************** Answers: Foreign exporters, exporting to the EU, do not need a VAT registration, if terms of sale is […]

QUESTION: Does any of the membership have experience with scrapping material in Hungary?  We work with an OEM there and I am trying to understand the VAT ramifications for scrapping.  Can the OEM claim the VAT back once the goods are scrapped? ************** Answers:Scrapping is „part” of the production. According to the VAT rules, most […]

QUESTION: We currently have a UK subsidiary entity that we import through. It has both a UK VAT and EORI number. My company has set up a second UK subsidiary and wants to import under the new entity as well. My question is does the new entity require a new VAT and EORI number or […]

QUESTION: I’m interested in learning in depth the in & outs of VAT when importing goods in other countries (i.e EU and Asia).  I’m looking for suggestions how other members with this knowledge got to learn it.  I’m a Trade Compliance professional but VAT has never been part of my job until now, so I’m […]

QUESTION: I’m trying to understand how VAT works in the EU because we have a manufacturing site in the US so we are asked by our affiliates in the EU to drop ship to their customers in the EU. Scenario: Company A in Poland places an order with Company B in the UK. Company B […]

QUESTION: We have a situation where, post entry, the value of the goods into our related entity in Spain increased. This is due to unrealized / unpaid royalty payments of $10,000,000 at the time of entry. There is a 10% duty on the product. So we will owe 1,000,000 duty for this. In addition to […]

QUESTION: Is it possible as a US based company to recover VAT in China? We recently shipped a RTV ( Return to Vendor), new unused product- DDP back to our vendor in China. *********** Answers: I’ve always been told never to use either EXW or DDP for international shipments due to the issues that are […]

QUESTION: If we have shipments out of China to EU under DAP, do we, as a seller, have to pay VAT? The incoterms spells out that, under DAP term, the buyer is responsible for all import related duties and taxes. But VAT is not exactly import-related. I did some research online and many mentions that […]

QUESTION: Would any members know the VAT applicable to pipe imported into China? ========= If you are classifying steel pipes into China in 730439… then the VAT is 17%. ==========