VAT ID required for small businesses under the small business regulation? | Members help members

the_best_secret_of_fashion2 · 2026-01-13T14:00:45.593000Z

Dear eBay Community, I recently switched my eBay account from private to business after registering a small business in Germany. I use the small business regulation pursuant to Section 19 of the German VAT Act (UStG). Under this regulation, I do not charge VAT and therefore also do not receive a VAT identification number (USt-IdNr.). I was only assigned a tax number by the tax office. When creating listings, however, my account is restricted with the notice that I must comply with German tax regulations and enter a VAT ID number. Since under the small business regulation I am legally not issued a VAT ID number, I cannot provide one. @selina_b@ebay, could you please let me know how I can remove this restriction? Is there a way to correctly mark my account as a small business owner or alternatively enter my tax number instead? Thank you for your support.

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