{"id":1738,"date":"2021-06-22T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwstaging.keesdeboekhouder.nl\/selling-to-customers-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:38:53","slug":"selling-to-customers-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.founders.nl\/en\/selling-to-customers-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling to customers in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1738\" class=\"elementor elementor-1738 elementor-1713\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12f8234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12f8234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8e1d50\" data-id=\"e8e1d50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438b737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Text\" data-id=\"438b737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"text-widget widget-type-text widget columns-1 text-widget--narrow\">\n            <div id=\"\" class=\"deeplink-anchor\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 offset-lg-2 col-lg-8 offset-xl-2 col-xl-8\">\n                        <div class=\"text-widget__text-wrapper rich-text d-block\">\n                            <div class=\"Block-Text-Component\"><div class=\"Layout-Wrap-Inner-Content-Center\"><p><strong>As a result of Brexit, free movement of goods between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) has come to an end as from 1 January 2021. Since then, the VAT legislation for non-EU countries applies when doing business with the UK. As a seller, you also need to pay VAT to the British Tax Office.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Of course, doing business with the UK can have many forms. For now, we\u2019re focussing on the most common situation: selling goods or service from the Netherlands to customers in the UK.<\/p><h3>1. <b>Register with British Tax Office<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p1\">From 1 January 2021, you must be registered for UK VAT when you sell goods to private individuals in the UK. Do you provide services to private individuals? Then you don\u2019t need to register and you can charge Dutch VAT, as services are taxed in the country where they\u2019re performed. Do you only do business with companies and does your customer have a VAT number? In that case it\u2019s also not necessary to register.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Registering online is easy and you can do it yourself. Visit this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/vat-registration\/how-to-register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration page<\/a> of the UK government and make sure you have information such as turnover, business activity and bank details at hand. Once you\u2019ve submitted the registration application, you\u2019ll receive a UK VAT certificate within 30 days.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"Block-Text-Component\"><div class=\"Layout-Wrap-Inner-Content-Center\"><h3><strong>2. <\/strong><b>Apply for a customs identification number with the British government<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p1\">If you\u2019re doing international business with the UK, you need an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EORI number<\/a>: a customs identification number. Do you already have one for shipments outside the EU? Unfortunately, this is not valid in the UK. So you really need to apply for a new one, directly with the British government.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/bldcontentnl\/belastingdienst\/douane_voor_bedrijven\/naslagwerken_en_overige_informatie\/authorised_economic_operator_aeo\/aeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)<\/a> status will give you certain privileges during customs clearance. Think of fewer customs checks and priority if you\u2019re goods do need to be checked. An AEO permit also proves that you\u2019re part of a safe logistics chain. So it\u2019s worth applying for this as well.<\/p><p><strong>3. <\/strong><b>Make sure your invoices are correct<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">When you sell goods to a UK customer, you charge 0% VAT on the invoice. This is only allowed if you can prove that the goods have left the EU, for example with a consignment note. Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belastingdienst.nl\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/nl\/btw\/content\/omgaan-btw-goederen-leveren-buitenland-vanaf-1-juli-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tool<\/a> from the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration if you\u2019re unsure about VAT, or if another situation applies to your business activities. In order to have your shipment go through customs quickly, we advise you to clearly state the EORI number on the invoice.<\/p><h3><strong>4. <\/strong><b>Declaring VAT<\/b><\/h3><p class=\"p1\">When selling goods up to a value of \u00a3135 to consumers in the UK, these are exempt from import VAT (no VAT charged at the border) and they will be subject to local UK VAT. This means you\u2019re obliged to pay your VAT to the British Tax Office.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If the value of a package is 135 Pounds or more, the delivery conditions determine who\u2019s officially importing the goods and who has to pay VAT. The party importing the goods is responsible for UK VAT payable and the customs declarations.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Export items from the Netherlands are taxed with 0% VAT. You therefore don\u2019t have to pay Dutch VAT. You do, however, submit the turnover of your export on the Dutch VAT return. This goes under section 3a, 'deliveries to countries outside the EU'.<\/p><\/div><\/div>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of Brexit, free movement of goods between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) has come to an end as from 1 January 2021. Since then, the VAT legislation for non-EU countries applies when doing business with the UK. 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