Cross-border supplies of goods between the EU and the United Kingdom and VAT refunds from 01.01.2021

As of the end of the transition period (31 December 2020), the EU rules in the field of VAT, and in particular Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax and Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax, provided for in Directive 2006/112/EC, to taxable persons not established in the Member State of refund but established in another Member State, no longer apply to and in the United Kingdom. This has in particular the following consequences concerning the treatment of taxable transactions of goods and VAT refunds:

I. VAT RULES FOR CROSS-BORDER SUPPLIES OF GOODS

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What is an EORI number?

EORI number is used to identify legal persons and individuals based in the European Union, as well as those outside the EU, when performing customs activities in the EU.

With effect from 01.07.2009, for all economic operators in their interaction with the customs administration of a Member State of the European Community, it is necessary to have an unique identification number EORIĀ (acronym for Economic Operator Registration and Identification). In this relation all companies and individuals sending and receiving packages/consignments need to obtain EORI number from the relevant customs office.

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