German tax certificates have been canceled.
According to the policy notice issued by the German Federal Tax Administration on April 20, 2021
From July 1, 2021, the obligation to upload the German Tax Certificate (22f) will be waived for the Seller Platform, the original text of which is shown below by the tax office:
Tax Certificate:
The German 22f tax certificate, known in German as "Bescheinigung nach §22f UStG", is another tax document that the German tax office will require sellers to apply for as of January 1, 2019, in addition to the German tax ID number.
Generally, sellers receive three documents when registering for a German VAT number:
German domestic tax code:
Starting at 16, the seller will need to file a tax return;
EU tax code:
The DE header will be required by the seller for customs clearance and invoicing purposes;
Tax Certificate:
Containing the local tax code and DE EU tax code, also known as the F22 tax certificate or tax copy, is commonly used as a tax registration certificate to tie up the e-commerce platform, and because of the long time limit for the registration of the three documents, which affects the time for sellers to make a sale.
Simply put, from July 1, 2021, the platform only needs German local tax ID and VAT number, and after the tax certificate is canceled, sellers can speed up the store sales time, the policy of the transition period deadline is August 15, 2021, during which the tax certificate is still valid. Before the implementation of the new policy, platform sellers still need to upload tax certificates in order to operate normally.
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