Without a Tax Certificate, you will not be able to sell in Germany.

15 Feb 2019

Amazon and a German Tax Certificate
Amazon, in accordance with German regulations, requires sellers to obtain a so-called German Tax Certificate. To apply for it, one must be a registered taxpayer in Germany and have a Steuernummer (this is not the same as the German VAT number).

The application is submitted to the appropriate tax office (Finanzamt) in Germany – the one responsible for the country of origin of the entrepreneur.

For Polish companies, it looks like this:

  • A – G → Finanzamt Hameln

    Süntelstraße 2, 31785 Hameln

    email: poststelle@fa-hm.niedersachsen.de

  • H – M → Finanzamt Oranienburg

    Heinrich-Grüber Platz 3, 16515 Oranienburg

    email: poststelle.fa-oranienburg@fa.brandenburg.de

  • N – Z → Finanzamt Cottbus

    Vom-Stein-Straße 29, 03050 Cottbus

    email: poststelle.fa-cottbus@fa.brandenburg.de

  • Other entities according to § 18 (4e) UStG → also Finanzamt Cottbus.

After obtaining the Tax Certificate, it should be attached in Amazon in the Settings → VAT information section.

The form to submit can be found here: Application for Issuance of a Certificate (English).