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VAT Place of Supply (Transport)

VATPOSTR3600 · Freight transport: Place of Supply from 1 January 2010

  • VATPOSTR3610 · Liability
  • VATPOSTR3620 · Recipient in business
  • VATPOSTR3630 · Recipient not in business
  • VATPOSTR3640 · Examples
  • VATPOSTR3650 · Supplies performed wholly outside the UK
  1. Freight transport: Place of Supply from 1 January 2010: contents
  2. Freight transport: Place of Supply from 1 January 2010: examples

VATPOSTR3640 | Freight transport: Place of Supply from 1 January 2010: examples

From HM Revenue & Customs · VAT Place of Supply (Transport)

Table of place of supply of transport and related services by UK supplier from 20/02/2012

FromToCustomerPlace of SupplyVAT
UKUKUK BusinessUKSupplier charge UK VAT
--UK Non BusinessUKSupplier Charge UK VAT
--Overseas BusinessOutside the UKOutside of UK VAT
--Overseas Non BusinessUKSupplier charge UK VAT
UKAustraliaUK BusinessUKSupplier charge UK VAT (may be Z/R)
--Non Business customerWhere physically takes place (see note)Supplier charge UK VAT (may be Z/R to extent transport takes place in UK)
--Italian BusinessItalyOutside scope of UK VAT
USAChinaBusiness customerWhere phisically takes place (see note)Outside UK VAT
--Non Business customerWhere physically takes place (see note)Outside of UK VAT

Note: The supply to persons not in business, and UK businesses, that takes places in country(ies) or international waters/airspace outside the UK, are treated as taking place where the service physically takes place in proportion to the distances covered in each place. To the extent that the service is provided in any other country, there may be a liability to register for VAT / taxes there.

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