<\/span><\/h3>\nSupplies\/ movements of goods into and out of the European Union respectively are treated as imports and exports. Particular rules apply which are dealt with in another chapter.<\/p>\n
Supply\/movements of goods between businesses and individuals based or resident in different in member states of the European Union are treated differently to imports and exports. They are called acquisitions and supplies and different rules apply.<\/p>\n
As is the case with VAT generally, the place of supply rules determine in which EU state VAT is charged. In order for Irish VAT to apply, the goods must be supplied in Ireland. The place of supply rules depend on a number of factors including whether the goods are transported across borders and the status of the buyer and seller. Place of supply does not coincide with its everyday meaning.<\/p>\n
Where goods are not dispatched or transported, in most cases, the place of supply is where the goods are situated the time they are supplied. The time of supply refers to the point at which the ownership of the goods or the right to do with the ownership of the goods, passes.<\/p>\n
The default and basic rule to which there are many important exceptions is that the place of supply of goods which are dispatched or transported is where the transport begins. It does not matter who arranges the transport; supplier or buyer.<\/p>\n
Where goods are sold by a business established (based) in one EU state to a business based in another or a customer resident in that other VAT VAT is presumed to be charged in the first state, in the absence of other deeming rules. However, for B2B and many B2C sales there are significant exceptions that apply in most cases.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Distance B2C Sales<\/span><\/h3>\nThis rule does not apply to a distance selling arrangement. A distance sale is one made by a supplier in one EU state to a consumer\/unregistered person in another EU state where the supplier delivers or arranges delivery of the goods to the customer. This would cover Internet sales. The place of supply is where the dispatch or transportation ends.<\/p>\n
Where the supplier’s turnover in the state of receipt is less than the threshold for annual sales designated by that state (\u20ac35,000-\u20ac100,000) the supplier was not obliged to register in that state, unless he so elected.\u00a0If the sale is a less than the turnover threshold in the recipient state and the supplier does or is not deemed to elect for VAT then the place of supply is deemed to be where the transportation began.<\/p>\n
Accordingly they charged their home state VAT to consumers in the other state. Once they exceeded the turnover threshold in the other state they must register there and charge recipient state VAT.\u00a0Since 1 July 2021 the thresholds for registering for supplies in the recipients member state have been withdrawn.<\/p>\n
There is an exemption of \u20ac10,000 for all EU sales designed for very small businesses. As part of the reforms the VAT One Stop Shop rules allow, a single registration with the home revenue authority satisfies the obligation to register in the recipient’s state. In this case Irish Revenue with collect value added tax on behalf of the revenue authorities in the recipient’s states and remits to them.<\/p>\n
The distance sales thresholds did not apply to the sale of exercisable products. These include such things as cigarettes alcohol and fuel. In this case supplier of goods to nonregistered persons has always been subject to the obligation to register in the recipient state where it delivers or arranges to deliver the goods..<\/p>\n