VAT registration request
I'm a new seller on Amazon, set up as a sole trader, located in the UK. Turnover will be way under the VAT threshold.
I've received the below e-mail from Amazon which seems to indicate they want me to register for VAT.
Looking at the forum it looks like Amazon may think I'm resident outside of the UK even though my accounts has a UK address on it. Has anyone else had this issue?
"You may be legally required to be VAT registered in the United Kingdom (UK) based on Seller Central settings.
Under UK law, all online marketplaces must prevent non-UK businesses that are storing products in the UK from offering products for sale after the marketplace becomes aware that the business is not meeting its UK VAT registration requirement.
Once you place inventory in the UK, you will be required to be VAT-registered and to upload your UK VAT number to Seller Central within 90 days."
Thanks
VAT registration request
I'm a new seller on Amazon, set up as a sole trader, located in the UK. Turnover will be way under the VAT threshold.
I've received the below e-mail from Amazon which seems to indicate they want me to register for VAT.
Looking at the forum it looks like Amazon may think I'm resident outside of the UK even though my accounts has a UK address on it. Has anyone else had this issue?
"You may be legally required to be VAT registered in the United Kingdom (UK) based on Seller Central settings.
Under UK law, all online marketplaces must prevent non-UK businesses that are storing products in the UK from offering products for sale after the marketplace becomes aware that the business is not meeting its UK VAT registration requirement.
Once you place inventory in the UK, you will be required to be VAT-registered and to upload your UK VAT number to Seller Central within 90 days."
Thanks
2 replies
Seller_rGtEcZnu0JTRD
From that, then yes they seem to think you are outside of UK, I would double check through all settings to make sure there is nothing there that would make it look like you may be based outside of UK.
Seller_ZQyopdiwkUHOZ
Further to Langley_Projects advice, is the address you have registered on Amazon a physical location?
If you've used a virtual office then that could cause this, as it's common for people outside the UK to think that having a virtual office in the UK means the business counts as being based in the UK and therefore allows them to benefit from the VAT threshold even though in actuality they're a NETP.
If you've used a virtual office for convenience, then it may be that that office is flagged for these types on emails based on other users' activities.
