According to a survey of the General Finance Inspectorate published by Les Échos, 98% of sellers such as Amazon or Cdiscount are not registered for VAT in France. Of 24,459 sellers controlled by Bercy and registered on these commercial sites, only 538 were in good standing. Many of these sellers, based in China, do not declare VAT.
Online shopping: the incredible VAT fraud
2019-12-09T06:43:34.050Z
According to a survey of the General Finance Inspectorate published by Les Échos, 98% of sellers such as Amazon or Cdiscount are not registered for VAT in France. Of 24,459 sellers controlled by Bercy and registered on these commercial sites, only 538 were in good standing. Many of these sellers, based in China, do not declare VAT.
Source: europe1