Tag: Tax
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Amazon Japan Asks Sellers to Confirm Their Consumption Tax Rate
As an Amazon seller operating in Japan, it’s crucial to stay informed about updates and policy changes that can impact your business. Amazon recently sent out an important announcement regarding tax rate compliance and new invoice policy requirements that came into effect on October 1, 2023. In this blog post, we’ll provide you with the…
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Do you need to be VAT registered as an UK Amazon Seller?
If you’ve landed on this article, there’s a good chance you own an ecommerce business with a VAT taxable turnover below the UK threshold (£85,000). If so, you’re likely wondering whether or not you’re allowed to sell on Amazon as a merchant without VAT registration. In this article, I will be addressing this question, as…
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Amazon Europe keeps pushing sellers into VAT Calculation Service
If you are doing business across Amazon’s European marketplaces, you must have noticed the recently introduced Invoice Defect Rate. Despite any failure to comply with the metric currently doesn’t negatively affect seller accounts, it is only a matter of time before it changes. Amazon keeps aggressively e-mailing sellers with alerts over the Invoice Defect Rate…
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2020 Selling on Amazon Statement Related to France Activity
This week, Amazon Sellers across the globe started receiving e-mails sent by france-tax-regulation-compliance@amazon.fr regarding France sales even though they do not sell on any of the company’s European marketplaces. In the notices, Amazon is referring to orders placed by French based customers on any international Amazon site, including Amazon USA or Japan, for example. As…
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Amazon Europe requires third party sellers to upload their Austrian VAT number
[whohit]Amazon Europe requires third party sellers to upload their Austrian VAT number[/whohit]After Amazon.com, Amazon Europe now also requires its third party sellers to provide their Austrian VAT number in case they must upload one in accordance with the country’s most recent law. To comply with Austrian law, you need to be VAT registered in the…
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FBA Fees to increase in the UK due to the new Digital Services Tax
[whohit]FBA Fees to increase in the UK due to the new Digital Services Tax[/whohit]Amazon UK will be significantly increasing their FBA fees, FBA storage fees and Multi-channel Fulfillment Fees. This is due to the the recent Digital Services Tax which was introduced in the UK. Here you can view the full announcement:
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Changes to the Amazon MX General Rules on Foreign Trade
[whohit]Changes to the Amazon MX General Rules on Foreign Trade[/whohit]If you are doing business on the Amazon Mexico marketplace, you should know that Mexico’s Tax Agency (SAT) published changes to the General Rules on Foreign Trade, which entered into force July 1st, 2020. They regulate among other things, tariffs, duties and the processes for imports…