Living in the Republic of Ireland, Selling in the UK
I’m a new seller on Amazon UK. My first product will be arriving into the UK warehouse From China in a months time. As I live in Ireland and my product will be stored and sold in the UK I was wondering what needs to be taken care of in terms of VAT. I was told I could register as a sole trader in the UK and avoid paying VAT until I exceeded the threshold. If anyone has any experience with this or just information that would be great.
Living in the Republic of Ireland, Selling in the UK
I’m a new seller on Amazon UK. My first product will be arriving into the UK warehouse From China in a months time. As I live in Ireland and my product will be stored and sold in the UK I was wondering what needs to be taken care of in terms of VAT. I was told I could register as a sole trader in the UK and avoid paying VAT until I exceeded the threshold. If anyone has any experience with this or just information that would be great.
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Yes, you will need to be VAT registered If you live in the Republic of Ireland and are storing your inventory in UK fulfillment centres, as there is no threshold.
Seller_sINj6g9FeuCHa
Overseas businesses [using an online marketplace] to sell goods in the UK, where those goods are in the UK at the point of sale or sold to a UK customer and then imported in the UK by the seller.
If you use an online marketplace to sell such goods in the UK you must register for VAT by submitting a [VAT1 ‘Application for Registration’]. You can find more info here:VAT
