Fiscal representation in Belgium

In order to accommodate our International clients FrieghtZone established a representative office in Belgium to facilitate customs clearance through Fiscal Representation. Our clients in the European Union are mainly in France, Germany, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy and Malta amongst others.

Why Port of Antwerp.
Antwerp is Europe’s second largest port and the fourth largest in the world. Every year, 15,000 ocean-going vessels and over 64,000 inland crafts call at the port.
The Port of Antwerp is an indispensable link in the European Union import/export chain and a hub for trading activities worldwide. Container traffic is experiencing explosive growth of ten to fifteen per cent a year. Containers account for more than forty per cent of maritime traffic at the Port of Antwerp. In addition, freight costs to Antwerp are one of the lowest in the European Union, hence, making it more viable to Customs Clear cargo (under the Fiscal Representation Scheme), and delivery to warehouses across the European Union.

What are the main advantages for a Fiscal Representation in Belgium:-
Importers across the European Union, who are paying Vat on importation from non European countries can avail themselves under the Fiscal Representation Scheme to Import Products without having to pay the VAT at their point of Entry. The VAT return would be deferred and it will be due only once the goods are sold to the final consumer. In actual fact the importer stands to benefit out from this scheme and would significantly enhance his organization’s liquidity and cash flow.
Features:

The Belgian VAT regulation allows the importer of any country within the EU to custom clear their cargo in Belgium using a fiscal representative VAT number. No need for the importer to have a VAT number in Belgium. The importer of the goods will have to pay the duties but the VAT payment will be deferred.

Advantages
– No need to have a company in Belgium or a Belgium VAT number to import cargo into Belgium.
– No Strings attached. We set up an exclusive fiscal representation for one single transaction or for long term operation.
– There are no maintenance fee and no monthly or yearly charges.
– The set up of the fiscal representation file is completely free.
– Any importer in EU can enjoy the facilities of Antwerp Port or Brussels Intl airport.
– The deferment of VAT payment represents a great advantage for the cash flow of the importer

Conditions
– Importer must have a valid EU VAT number issued in any of the 27 EU countries
– Importer must sign over the power of attorney to FrieghtZone and or their fiscal representative, allowing them to clear the cargo on his name using them VAT number
– Cargo must leave Belgium within the 48 hours after custom clearance
– Delivery must be done or organised under the control of FrieghtZone
– If the cargo is not delivered directly to the importer, we need a copy of the sale invoice from the importer to his customer anywhere in the EU.

Qualifying criteria
– Importer must have a company registered in any of the 27 countries of the European Union except Belgium
– Importer must have a valid VAT number in the registered country.
– If the importer does not want to receive the goods at his own address, we need a valid VAT number of the consignee of the goods
– If the goods are not deliver in the country of the importer we need a set of sales documents evidencing the sale or the reason/s why the goods are delivered to a –   third party in a third country.

FAQ:
Can I clear goods via Fiscal representation and pick them up in Belgium by my own ?

No, the transportation and the evidence that goods have left Belgian territory must remain under FrieghtZone’s control.

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