Advice Germany

[Gary S]

Good morning,
I am currently looking for options of purchasing from and selling to EU.

I have an offer from company in Germany and am not quite sure of the legalities.

They offer a post box address in Germany for a company in UK. They offer also a delivery address (the postal address) where they receive my EU purchased products. They then offer to pack and send my products to my EU customers all for a decent price.

My question is will this save on import and export duties, customs. Can I send my invoice to my customers from a post office box address in Germany and receive payments into my UK company account or do I need to send my invoices from my UK company address.

Any answers would be appreciated

 

[euify.eu]

Unfortunately, you can't do any of this, as the UK voted out of freedom of movement of goods. Postboxes don't make you compliant or legal in any way or form I'm afraid.

 

[Gyumri]

Unfortunately, you can't do any of this, as the UK voted out of freedom of movement of goods.

And freedom of movement for UK citizens! - which is like Turkeys voting for Christmas.

 

[Waddy]

The right way to do this is to set up a company in the EU and use that company to buy and sell products which are remaining within the EU. There would be no problem using a third party to handle distribution.

Just using a UK company and a PO box in the EU will likely lead to problems down the road.

If this is something you are seriously considering take advice from a solicitor specialising in EU trade law, a few hours consultation and a few hundred pounds to work out the viability now will save you a lot of money and headaches down the road.

 

[euify.eu]

ABC trading from outside the single market will see you hit with VAT, which will be hard to recover as the movement of goods between member states would be seen as an import.