EU VAT registration - VAT in France

General Information:

VAT registration in France – France was the first country to introduce VAT, followed by Germany and other European Union countries. It introduced value added tax Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée or TVA in 1954. It was then extended to the entire economy in 1968.

France implements European “rules” in a general tax code called the Direction de la Legislation Fiscale, which manages VAT in France together with regional tax offices.

Foreign entrepreneurs, known as “non-resident” traders, providing goods or services in France to local businesses or consumers must comply with French VAT rules, which may include the obligation to register French VAT activities. They will have to comply with French VAT compliance rules, including invoicing, VAT rates, and pay French VAT due.

VAT registration in France for companies:

VAT registration in France in certain situations, despite the fact that the location of the company or branch of the company is not located in France, is mandatory. If you know you need to register VAT in France, do not hesitate and  contact us and we will help you.

When is VAT registration in France required?

⇒ Importing goods from outside the European Union to France;

⇒ exporting goods to a non-EU country requires a VAT number before exporting;

⇒ purchase and sale of products in France;

⇒ warehousing of goods in France;

⇒ sale of goods from France to other EU countries;

⇒ sending goods between and to another EU member state (intra-Community supplies)

⇒ organization of live events (conferences related to art or education) in France;

⇒ own delivery of goods.