Distance sellers must meet an increasing number of VAT obligations in countries where they are not physically present. The pan-European FBA program of Amazon complicates things further due to reporting requirements for deemed intra-Community transactions.
This table provides an overview of the VAT compliance rules applicable in each country where a distance seller operates.
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Austria
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Threshold
35.000 €
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Belgium
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Bulgaria
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Threshold
70,000 BGN
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Croatia
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Threshold
270,000 HRK
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Cyprus
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Czech Republic
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Threshold
1,140,000 CZK
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Denmark
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Threshold
280,000 DKK
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Estonia
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Finland
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Threshold
35,000 €
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France
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Germany
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Threshold
100,000 €
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Greece
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Hungary
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Threshold
8,800,000 HUF
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Ireland
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Latvia
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Lithuania
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Luxembourg
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Threshold
100,000 €
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Netherlands
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Threshold
100,000 €
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Poland
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Threshold
160,000 PLN
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Portugal
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Romania
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Threshold
118,000 RON
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Slovakia
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Slovenia
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Threshold
35,000 €
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Sweden
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Threshold
320,000 SEK
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Switzerland
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Threshold
N/A
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United Kingdom
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Threshold
70,000 £