Value added tax (VAT) exempt invoicing
We do not offer warranty of any kind for customs issues and wrong handling. This is a general advise and comes without any legal liabilities. Please consult with us directly to check your specific order and inform yourself on local customs and tax authorities.
for EU companies
We can issue VAT exempt invoices to companies in the European union.
Following conditions regarding your data have to be fulfilled
- you have to be a company, entitled to deduct VAT
- we need your VAT-ID (value added tax identification number)
- we need your exact company name, street, zip code and location as registered with your tax authority
- this data has to be successfully verified by us with the EU VAT database (we are obliged do this for every single order)
Following conditions regarding delivery have to be fulfilled
- the parcel has to be shipped to an address in the same country as your registered address
- should you want to pick up the parcel at our workshop, we need following documents. This is complicated but is required by German tax regulations.
- passport copy of you
- if you are not an entitled (registered) representative of the company: power of attorney signed by a an entitled representative of the company, passport or ID copy of this person
for non-EU companies
To issue a VAT exempt invoice to companies outside the European union the following criteria have to be fulfilled.
We do not guarantee issuing VAT exempt invoices, we are not liable for import custom declarations.
Requirements
- valid import customs receipt
known reasons for failure:
- shipping to us from inside of Germany
- declaration as gift parcel
- shipment back to the exactly same foreign address as incoming
- we cannot ship back to a different address
Exceptions
If we return the parcel to an address in Germany you are required to pay the invoice including VAT.
However if you can provide a valid customs document of the export, an invoice copy verified by the border customs office of a EU member country with an explicit notice “exported”, the date and place of export as well as the verification of the import customs office, we are able to refund the VAT later.
