{"id":15633,"date":"2024-02-19T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fix-blog.local\/blog\/selling-outside-eu\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T14:17:43","slug":"selling-outside-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/blog\/selling-outside-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling outside the EU: do you have to charge VAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the drawbacks of being self-employed could be navigating through all these complex VAT regulations. The EU hasn’t made it very easy, but hey: we’re here to assist you. Within Europe, VAT is generally charged when you sell something, unless it’s an intra-community supply. But what about VAT rules when selling outside the EU? Let’s delve into it together.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Belgian seller, do I need to charge VAT on sales to a non-EU country?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For goods or services sold outside the European Union, you are not required to charge or pay VAT. It does not matter whether your customer is a company<\/strong> or an individual<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, you must be able to prove to the Belgian tax authorities that your goods have left the EU. Otherwise, you may have to pay Belgian VAT retrospectively through a reassessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you prove that your goods have left the country? This can be done with documents such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n