Can I do Amazon VAT by myself? What is the Amazon VAT application process?

For novice sellers who have just registered an Amazon store, it is necessary to understand the relevant content of Amazon store tax payment. I believe that sellers know that cross-border e-commerce business requires tax payment, so can Amazon VAT be done by themselves?

Can Amazon VAT be done by yourself?

You can apply by yourself.

If you do not have an office or business establishment in the UK and do not reside in the UK, you are a NETP (non-established taxable person).

NETP can only apply for a VAT number by mail, download the VAT application form and fill in the VAT application form reminder. You can search the URL on Baidu.

Please fill in the application form, print it, sign it, and send it to the following address via international courier:

NonEstablishedTaxablePersonsUnit(NETPU),

HMRevenue&Customs,

RubyHouse,8RubyPlace,Aberdeen,

AB101ZP,

United Kingdom.

VAT is a post-sales value-added tax commonly used in EU countries. It refers to the profit tax on the sales price of goods. When products enter the UK, the goods pay import tax; after the sale, the import VAT can be refunded, and then the corresponding sales tax is paid according to the sales amount. After having a VAT tax number, whether or not you have sold it, you must declare your tax status to the UK regularly.

What is the Amazon VAT application process?

Let’s take the UK as an example:

There are two channels for sellers on Amazon UK to register VAT: online registration and offline mail registration.

1. Online registration

You can complete the registration online by applying for an HMRC Gateway Account on the tax bureau's official website, and then use this account to make declarations in the future; the entire online registration process can be tracked and queried, and you can also apply to join the Flat Rate Scheme and Annual Accounting Scheme; and online registration can also apply for an EORI number and import VAT declaration at the same time, but sometimes when additional information is required, the tax bureau may mail paper information to your address, and the process is a bit slow. You can contact professional staff to help you quickly handle it.

2. Offline registration

Offline registration is completed by filling out a paper form and mailing it to the tax bureau. The tax bureau will send the VAT information to your Gateway Account or email, and you can use it to declare and pay taxes. If the information is complete and accurate, the tax bureau will mail the paper VAT certificate directly to your business address in China. You can then create a Gateway Account on the tax bureau's official website to declare and register based on the information on the certificate.

In short, all Amazon merchants must abide by the rules of the platform after opening a store, and paying taxes is essential. If you do not pay taxes in time, it may have a certain impact on your Amazon store.

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