{"id":76157,"date":"2026-02-05T10:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T09:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellotax.com\/blog\/?p=76157"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:37:54","slug":"eu-vat-thresholds-and-multi-country-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellotax.com\/blog\/eu-vat-thresholds-and-multi-country-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"EU VAT Thresholds and Multi-Country Storage: A Practical Guide for Online Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Expanding across Europe with Amazon FBA, 3PLs, or your own warehouses is a great way to scale\u2014but EU VAT thresholds and storage rules can quickly complicate things. Once you start storing goods in more than one EU country, VAT is no longer just about turnover: where your stock physically sits becomes just as important as how much you sell.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this guide, we explain how <\/span>EU VAT thresholds<\/b> work in 2026, what changes when you store goods in multiple countries, and why <\/span>the \u20ac10,000 rule stops applying once you have another EU VAT number<\/b>\u2014plus how to structure your setup so you stay compliant without burying yourself in admin.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. What Are EU VAT Thresholds in 2026?<\/b><\/h2>\n

When people talk about <\/span>EU VAT thresholds<\/b>, they usually mean the <\/span>\u20ac10,000 EU-wide distance-selling threshold<\/b> for cross-border B2C sales within the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since July 2021, there has been a<\/span> single EU-wide threshold of \u20ac10,000 per year<\/b> (net, excluding VAT) for:<\/span><\/p>\n