Re: Buyers tax
But if they are selling on a UK website (E.g. Amazon.co.uk or ebay.co.uk) it is obvious that the sale is going to the UK and therefore they should be registered for UK tax.
The second point is, if they are selling to a UK business, then they that business will surely need a valid VAT invoice in order for it to claim back its tax?
I've been out of the UK too long to remeber how it works, but here in Germany every business needs a valid VAT number and every receipt needs the valid VAT number of the seller. As I stated above, that isn't always the case, on Amazon some sellers (some from the UK) are selling without a valid tax number, which means that I generally have to return the goods - nowadays I generally try and check the sellers details before ordering, so there are no nasty surprises.
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