FOREIGN SELLERS / VAT ID | Members help members

henckert · 2025-10-02T09:13:32.302000Z

IRRITATION 1: VAT DISPLAY BY FOREIGN PROVIDERS eBay should finally clean up the VAT gimmicks of foreign providers. It doesn't help the buyer at all if, for example, a German buyer entitled to deduct input tax receives an invoice showing, for example, French or Dutch VAT.This paid value-added tax cannot be credited against input tax in Germany.So at least the tax-relevant country should be shown on the eBay offer if “incl. VAT” appears in the sales listing. Example: F / NL / D etc. As a buyer, you no longer want to even look at many offers because you don't know what the actual final price is. IRRITATION 2: MISSING INVOICES FROM DOMESTIC SELLERS Since most commercial providers are domestic, there is a major shortcoming in that goods from many are delivered without a proper commercial invoice showing VAT.Minimum suggestion:At the end of the transaction, add a note for the buyer to the seller stating that an invoice is required. This shortcoming repeatedly causes irritation for buyers and sometimes the need to request an invoice multiple times.

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