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I am an ebay seller who has just registered for VAT. I am in the process of completing my first VAT return. I send about 100+ items a month to non EU countries. As items sold to non EU countries are outside the scope of VAT there is no VAT payable on their sale.
To be exempt from paying VAT on these items I understand from HMRC that I need to produce evidence that items were actually sent to that location. (they cited a receipt of recorded / signed for on delivery service). I am unable to provide this as I send my mail in bulk by standard airmail.
I do have a Daily Sales Order from my Royal Mail online business account which records the number of items I post on a daily basis to a non EU countries (this does not name the countries the items have been sent to). (My monthly invoice/ bill from Royal mail also documents the same information). I also have copies of customer invoices which includes their address.
I would appreciate your thoughts on what the VAT inspector would accept in terms of evidence of items being sent to non EU countries. Would a copy of the Royal Mail Daily Sales Order be sufficient?
I am not too sure what the likes of the big online retailers do in this respect. I can't see them having to produce a post receipt / international post manifest for all of their overseas sales.
To be exempt from paying VAT on these items I understand from HMRC that I need to produce evidence that items were actually sent to that location. (they cited a receipt of recorded / signed for on delivery service). I am unable to provide this as I send my mail in bulk by standard airmail.
I do have a Daily Sales Order from my Royal Mail online business account which records the number of items I post on a daily basis to a non EU countries (this does not name the countries the items have been sent to). (My monthly invoice/ bill from Royal mail also documents the same information). I also have copies of customer invoices which includes their address.
I would appreciate your thoughts on what the VAT inspector would accept in terms of evidence of items being sent to non EU countries. Would a copy of the Royal Mail Daily Sales Order be sufficient?
I am not too sure what the likes of the big online retailers do in this respect. I can't see them having to produce a post receipt / international post manifest for all of their overseas sales.
