Using fulfilment centres such as FBA (Amazon)

Fulfillment centers are referred to commonly as FBAs despite them being the name for Amazon fulfilment centres. They handle the logistics from warehousing to what ever the level of service you require. Since they are focused on doing only that, they are save you time and money.

Regardless of who is providing the services, storage of your goods in a country will require you to have either VAT registration, fixed establishment or company registration in that country. Depending on the country and where your company is registered in, you might also require a fiscal representative. Since they are exposing themselves to risks, they expect to be compensated for it. Look for a partner who can provide additional services to you also, such as basic accounting.

Shipping from country of the fulfilment center to the same country is considered to be domestic sales in that country. Shipping cross-border will again fall under OSS VAT scheme. Shipping from the country of your company registration to the country where fulfilment centre is also OSS VAT scheme.