VAT - Amazon Business Solutions Certificate
Overview
In this guide we will explain how to obtain the Amazon Business solutions Certificate, which will be required to register for a VAT Numbers, in some countries (DE,ES, FR, IT & SE)
Obtaining the Amazon Business Solutions Certificate
1. Open a case to contact the Amazon Seller Support Team with the below email - please ensure that you specify in this email to Amazon, the correct country that you are apply for VAT in (DE, ES, FR, IT and SE);
Subject: (Germany/Spain/ France/ Italy/ Sweden) VAT Registration: Amazon Business Solutions Certificate Request - (Merchant Token)
Body:
Dear Sirs/Madams,
In order to apply for a (DE/ES/SE/IT/FR) VAT No, I’m required to provide a certificate to the authorities, issued by Amazon, indicating that I have intentions to make sales in (insert country).
In order to apply for a (DE/ES/SE/IT/FR) VAT No, I’m required to provide a certificate to the authorities, issued by Amazon, indicating that I have intentions to make sales in (insert country).
Could you assist to issue the above certificate?
Kind regards,
Your Name, Position in the Company.
2. Sometimes Amazon will ask you to provide your Trade registration number (example email below). Please ensure that this information is sent across to the Amazon VAT Team, within 48 hours f this being requested, as failure to provide this will result in delays and could result in the case being closed down, of not provided within the 48 hour timeframe:
3. There may also be occasions where Amazon reject the case - this is quite common and in these instances, you will need to continue to re-request the certificate, until this is provided
- Please Note: you do not need to create a shipment to Germany to obtain the certificate from Amazon – you just need to ensure you have Amazon FBA enabled for Germany and live listings on the platform.
4. Once the certificate has been provided by Amazon, please send a copy of this, alongside all other documentation required for the country, to Expandly - this will then be submitted alongside the application to the authorities.
Should you experience issues with obtaining the certificate from Amazon, we would recommend reaching out to your Amazon Account Manager for additional support. This is a required document to proceed with VAT applications, so Amazon should be able to provide this to support with getting this registration in progress ASAP.
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