This is an IOSS order. Amazon is collecting VAT on this transaction.
hoping to get some clarity about FBA export orders - I recently seen an uptick in these, so assuming my FBA export setting is on.
My big concern is VAT - who is ultimately liable for it?
On Amazon FBA Export Help page, they say sellers are. But in order details I see it's Amazon?
I am UK-based, VAT registered here, but have no VAT registrations anywhere else in the world. I only do FBA.
Do I need to do anything else regarding VAT?
This is an IOSS order. Amazon is collecting VAT on this transaction.
hoping to get some clarity about FBA export orders - I recently seen an uptick in these, so assuming my FBA export setting is on.
My big concern is VAT - who is ultimately liable for it?
On Amazon FBA Export Help page, they say sellers are. But in order details I see it's Amazon?
I am UK-based, VAT registered here, but have no VAT registrations anywhere else in the world. I only do FBA.
Do I need to do anything else regarding VAT?
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Amazon will collect VAT for FBA Exported items using marketplace facilitator method.
The theory is that they deduct UK VAT and pay you the remainder. They then charge the customer the local VAT rate for their country. You do not pay VAT on those sales on that so you need to be careful with sales reports to identify those orders.
I said "in theory" as it is very common for sales, especially to Ireland in my experience but other countries also, that Amazon deduct UK VAT AND also the local country VAT before paying you. This is clearly wrong. This was commonplace before then seemed to have got fixed but in the last 2 months, it has started again.
I monitor all export orders and always claim reimbursement but it's so painful every time. It takes many case ping pongs before it gets sorted. Twice I've had to resort to legal action as that ends up being the only way.
I hope this was clear.
Good luck.
