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VAT, or Value Added Tax, is levied on the sale of goods and services in the UK. It is a type of ‘consumption tax’ because it is charged on items that people buy.
As a Cross Border Trade (CBT) seller, you must register for a UK VAT ID if you fall under any of the criteria below:
Your items are forward deployed in the UK
Your sales to UK buyers exceed 70K GBP in a calendar year
You ship from another EU country into UK exceeding 70K GBP sales in a calendar year.
Display a valid UK VAT ID in the “Business Seller Information” in My eBay.
Display your company name or an individual’s name in “Business Seller Information”
Your company’s name or individual’s name displayed must match the VAT ID owner found on the EU VIES website.
You may register for VAT online, through the UK HMRC (HM Revenue and Customs) website. Visit Gov.uk for additional VAT guidance.
Failure to meet your VAT obligations is a serious criminal offence. If you do not appear to be meeting your VAT obligations on any eBay EU sites, your account may be blocked from selling and your active listings removed.
For selling restrictions to be removed, you will need to update your account with a valid VAT number and provide us with a valid Business License or personal ID & UK VAT Certificate.
If your eBay selling account has been flagged by HMRC for failing to meet VAT obligations:
1. You have 2 weeks to resolve the issues highlighted by HMRC.
2. Your UK site listings will be removed and blocked from selling to UK buyers.
Your selling restrictions will only be removed when eBay receives a Withdrawal Notice from HMRC.
