Now considered a NON-EU country by the European Commission, British businesses have been facing a number of problems, challenges and ever changing rules and information post-Brexit. Your VAT registration in Europe may have changed and you may now be obliged to appoint a Fiscal representative for VAT.
In addition to the VAT representative, importers in the EU will also need to appoint a Customs duties and VAT indirect fiscal representative if their freight forwarder will not act as a direct representative.
A Brexit free trade deal with no goods tarriffs or quotas was announced on 24th of December 2020. This deal included a VAT mutual assistance protocol which provided cooperation on outstanding tax liabilities between the UK and EU member states. This removes the need for VAT fiscal representation in some EU member states that normally would require this for non-eu companies from countries such as USA and China. e.g. France and Italy no long require UK businesses to appoint a Fiscal representative. Poland and Belgium have also followed suit but this requirement is constantly changing.
Which EU countries require a Fiscal representative after Brexit?
Country
Fiscal Rep. Required?
Austria
Yes
Belgium
No – Pending Change
Bulgaria
Yes
Croatia
Yes
Cyprus
No
Czech Republic
No
Denmark
Yes – Pending Change
Estonia
Yes
Finland
No
France
No
Germany
No
Greece
Yes
Hungary
Yes
Ireland
No
Latvia
No
Lithuania
No
Luxembourg
No
Malta
No
Netherlands
No
Poland
No
Portugal
Yes
Romania
Yes
Slovakia
No
Slovenia
Yes
Spain
No
Sweden
Yes
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