VAT and Duty: ‘No deal’ Brexit guide for UK businesses trading with EU

Published by Rupert Moyle on 27 October 2020

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We’ve put together a brief ‘no deal’ Brexit guide, summarising the implications and practical considerations for UK businesses trading with the EU, either on a Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Consumer (B2C) basis.

Has your business considered the below?

Issue	B2B considerations	B2C considerations
General	– EORI number needed – to clear goods into EU. – Is import Duty due on UK purchases, adding to cost price? – Potential added or even double duty cost (Into UK and then into EU)? Any reliefs? – Additional Customs documentation needed (including origin and commodity codes) and cost. – Do contracts/T&C’s allow for revised pricing and changes in VAT/ Duty/ delivery times? – Are systems set up to cope with any changes?
Delays in delivery due to change in Customs procedures, affecting: – Customer delivery expectation – Perishable goods	AEO status (or transitional simplified procedures) to speed up processes? This can take 6 months or more for HMRC to approve. Set up a stock hub in the EU? – VAT registration/s in EU required. – Where to set up? – How long to do this?
VAT distance selling The threshold over which VAT registrations are needed in EU countries	N/A.	– No longer applies – will VAT registration be required in each country? – Set up in the EU and use distance selling from there? Where? – Distributer/agent model?
VAT & Customs Duty – who pays? – Importing into the EU	– Depends on responsibility for importation/delivery (incoterms). – VAT registration/s in EU? – Do you need an EU establishment?	VAT and Duty is payable on entry. – Customer: Unexpected cost and clearance burden? – Seller: VAT registrations? – Do you need an EU establishment?
VAT simplifications – Triangulation – Call off stock – Supply and install	No longer available – local VAT registrations required.	N/A.
Trading through e-market places – Goods moved into EU	Local VAT registrations required, need to know movements.
Electronic supplies of services	N/A – normal rules apply.	EU Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) not available to UK. Need to register for Non-Union MOSS in an EU Country. Where?

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