The payment of import-VAT at EU customs without deferment, the new rules on EU E-commerce 2021, dependency on third-party logistics providers offering indirect customs representation services is just among the various challenges and concerns UK-businesses face post-Brexit.
Whether it is by the incorporation of a Dutch BV-structure, the set-up of a branch, or fiscal representation, we can help you improve your EU-supply chain from a tax- and customs perspective. For your convenience we list the top two solutions applied today.
Solution 1: an EU hub for sales and tax compliance
A Dutch limited liability company (a ‘BV’) enables you to create a European hub for the service and supply of your European customers. Jennifer, CFO of a major UK wholesaler of household products explains: ‘a Dutch BV structure allows us to customs clear our goods under direct representation and with the use of VAT-deferment. The first creates more independency and an ensured sustainability of our supply chain (from a tax and customs perspective, red.) the latter generates a significant cashflow advantage’.
As this solution requires a certain level of substance (staff on the payroll, residency, etc.) this solution is most suitable for businesses for which the European market has a certain volume.
Solution 2: fiscal representation for VAT-deferment
The appointment of a fiscal representative can help you obtain a VAT-deferment license. Fiscal representation does not solve the customs representation issues UK-businesses face but do provide the VAT-deferment permit and for businesses active in E-commerce: the permit for the application of the One-Stop-Shop system (OSS) in which all EU27-VAT compliance can be arranged in a single Dutch OSS-return.
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