How to declare vat in Germany?

German VAT registration process

1. Contact the service consultant to sign the German VAT service cooperation contract and fill in the relevant application form;

2. Submit the materials required for German VAT application, as well as the company or individual documents and application forms;

3. Start a formal application. The application time depends on the submitted materials and the efficiency of the German tax bureau. Generally, it takes 2-3 weeks, and the fastest is 1 days;

4. After receiving the VAT application documents, the German Tax Bureau will give feedback and issue the acceptance number;

5. The German tax bureau conducts the examination and approval. After the materials are submitted to the German tax authorities, it may be necessary to cooperate with the submission of additional information. For example, providing bank accounts, websites, selling products, etc.

6. Get the VAT certificate file and tax number, and then you need to bind the tax number to the Amazon seller's backstage;

7. The whole application process is over. German VAT Calculation Cases and Frequently Asked Questions on Registration