The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has rules in place requiring providers of remote services to calculate and collect United Arab Emirates VAT.
Starting January 1, 2018, unless a United Arab Emirates-resident seller has provided their VAT ID (Tax Identification Number - TIN), Amazon will collect and remit United Arab Emirates VAT at a standard rate of 5% on monthly subscription fees and other Selling on Amazon fees.
Sellers who are located in United Arab Emirates and sell on Amazon websites can provide Amazon with their United Arab Emirates VAT ID and will not be charged the 5% United Arab Emirates VAT on their Selling on Amazon fees.
Follow the steps below to provide Amazon with your United Arab Emirates VAT ID:
If you are a resident of United Arab Emirates, Selling on Amazon Fees charged to your selling account will be subject to United Arab Emirates VAT unless you have provided Amazon with a valid VAT ID.
You may be able to register for a United Arab Emirates VAT ID online. For more information, see the Taxation in United Arab Emirates official website.
If you are not a resident of United Arab Emirates, Selling on Amazon fees charged through your selling account will not be subject to United Arab Emirates VAT. Consult your tax advisor to understand if you have any VAT obligations in United Arab Emirates.
You can follow the steps above to provide your VAT ID to Amazon.
Amazon will normally charge sellers a standard rate of 5% VAT on Selling on Amazon fees and monthly subscription fees if the seller has not provided a valid United Arab Emirates VAT ID to Amazon.
Amazon will not calculate or collect United Arab Emirates VAT if you have a valid United Arab Emirates VAT ID on file. Amazon calculates VAT on fees when an order is placed and charges it to the Seller account when the order is shipped. Therefore, United Arab Emirates VAT may have been collected on orders placed prior to the time you provided your VAT ID.
Amazon will not calculate or collect United Arab Emirates VAT on your selling account fees unless the information you have provided at the time of the transaction indicates you are a resident of United Arab Emirates. Amazon calculates United Arab Emirates VAT on fees when an order is placed and collects it when an order is shipped; there may have been existing pending orders before you updated your current address and payment information
Go to Seller Account Information, and review each section to ensure that all of your information is complete and accurate. Note that there may be several addresses and payment methods associated with your selling account.
Amazon is required to charge and remit United Arab Emirates VAT based on the information in your selling account. At the time the United Arab Emirates VAT was collected, Amazon had enough information to associate your account with United Arab Emirates. Amazon cannot refund United Arab Emirates VAT without a valid United Arab Emirates VAT ID.
To request a refund, you will need to provide your United Arab Emirates VAT ID to Amazon on the Tax Registration Information page in Seller Central. Then you will need to contact Amazon Seller Support to request a refund of the United Arab Emirates VAT charged to your selling account.
United Arab Emirates VAT refund requests can take up to 90 days to process. You will receive an update from Amazon informing you about the estimated date when you can expect to receive a refund in your selling account, if your request was approved.
Amazon will not provide an invoice to sellers who are charged United Arab Emirates VAT on their monthly subscription fees and Selling on Amazon fees. However, sellers who have provided their VAT ID will receive a monthly invoice. Your monthly invoice will be emailed to the primary email address mentioned in your selling account.
You can also view your monthly invoices by signing in to Seller Central > Reports > Tax Document Library> Seller Fee Invoices.
Amazon cannot modify prior invoices to reflect changes made to your selling account. However, if you believe you have been charged VAT in error, or since you have had a VAT ID, you may request a refund. Once you have provided your VAT ID to Amazon, you will receive monthly VAT invoices.
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