Registering VAT for Belgium and Germany.

A question about : Registering VAT for Belgium and Germany.

Anyone know about registering for VAT in Belgium and Germany,
when not registered in the UK as I don't meet the UK threshold.

and what is A Certificate of Status of Taxable Person.

Best answers:

• Is your business based in Belgium or Germany? Do you have any presence there shop or office etc?
  What do you mean you do not reach the threshold in the UK? You can still register for VAT in UK if your turnover is below the threshold. It is compulsory if you are over the threshold.
• Unless your business is formed in those countries, I can imagine you'll only make a million problems if it's even possible, and that HMRC might take an active interest when you try to bring money or goods back to the UK.
  How about registering in the UK voluntarily which is free and easy then completing your EC Sales List every quarter?
• Passenger Minibus service from the UK. Sole Trader.
  Belgium is to be the latest country to require foreign public transport companies to register for VAT, and charge a proportion of Belgian VAT on the price of their tickets.
• HMRC have set up a system for EU VAT payments that since the beginning of the month have been required for sales of downloads etc. to EU countries. You need to pay local VAT for these sales but MOSS allows you to do this in the UK for any EU country. If you are below the UK threshold this can be done without registering here.
  https://www.gov.uk/register-and-use-...-one-stop-shop
  It may be worth contacting HMRC to see if you can use this system.
• no I will.