When using Amazon FBA, you may notice stock appearing in a country where you are not registered for VAT — for example, inventory shows in Poland even though you selected Germany-only storage.

We understand this can be surprising, especially if you intentionally disabled Pan-EU FBA or other cross-border programs.

This guide explains:

• Why this happens

• Whether you need a VAT registration

• What steps you should take next

📦 Why is my stock showing in another country?

Even when you limit storage to one country, Amazon may still move products across EU borders.
This is done to speed up delivery and balance their logistics network.

These “temporary” movements are:

• Logged in Amazon reports

• Detected by our compliance system

• Considered real storage events by tax authorities

✅ Example:
You choose Germany-only storage → Amazon temporarily sends items to Poland → Our system warns that storage in Poland may trigger VAT.

⚖️ VAT Rules: When is registration required?

VAT registration is legally required in any EU country where goods are stored for fulfilment.
That means:

The law focuses on fulfilment, not just physical presence.

📌 Important
Amazon does frequently use these temporary warehouses to ship orders — which creates VAT obligations even if the stock was only there for a short time.

✅ What should you do now?

Please contact Amazon Support and ask:

“Was the stock movement to [Country] only for logistics transit, or was it available for fulfilment and shipment to customers from that warehouse?”

Then forward the written response to us.

🧭 What happens next?

Depending on Amazon’s answer:

| Amazon confirms stock could be sold from that country | That country becomes a VAT-required location. |
| Amazon confirms stock was only passing through | We keep this record on file as reduced-risk. No registration now. |

📌 In all cases —
No immediate registration action is taken unless the local tax authority contacts you.

We will notify you right away if that happens.

🔍 Why can’t we delete this from your record?

Because:

• The movement is recorded in Amazon’s official tax reports

• It must remain visible in case of tax audit

Deleting the evidence would increase compliance risk for your business.

📝 Summary

💬 Need help?

We’re here to help you with:

• Requesting confirmation from Amazon

• Understanding Amazon’s reply

• VAT compliance decisions if needed

You may open a support ticket anytime — we’ll guide you step-by-step.