EU VAT registration - VAT in the Netherlands

General Information:

The Netherlands introduced its value added tax (VAT) system in 1968. It harmonized this system with the rest of the European Union (EU) in 1979. It is managed by the Dutch Tax Office and is based on the original Dutch VAT law.

Any non-resident entrepreneur supplying goods in the Netherlands may be subject to Dutch VAT registration, compliance with local laws, Dutch returns, Intrastat and other declarations. However, there is widespread application of the principle of simplifying reverse charge and deferred VAT schemes for goods.

VAT registration in the Netherlands for companies:

Foreign companies can register for VAT in the Netherlands without having to set up a local company, i.e. you can register as a non-resident. There is no VAT threshold in the Netherlands for the registration of foreign entrepreneurs. However, an application for a VAT number must be received by the appropriate department no later than 30 days from the first taxable supply. This also applies when foreign companies make intra-Community supplies of goods. If you know you need to register VAT in the Netherlands, do not hesitate and  contact us and we will help you

When is VAT registration in the Netherlands required?

⇒ imported goods sent to the European Union via the Netherlands;

⇒ purchase and sale of products in the Netherlands;

⇒ warehousing goods in the Netherlands;

⇒ sale of goods from the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands;

⇒ own delivery of goods.