Your VAT base in the Netherlands
Entering Europe from the US, China or anywhere else outside the EU? VATboys sets you up in the Netherlands, Europe's front door, and keeps your VAT in order from there: registration, filings, advice and audit support. Senior, Big Four-trained expertise at a fee you know upfront.
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EU markets within reach once your goods have entered through the Netherlands.
21%
Dutch VAT, also due on import. The right structure keeps it from tying up your cash.
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The threshold for most non-EU sellers. Obligations can start with your first sale.
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Point of contact to keep all of it under control.
Services
Whatever you sell and however you sell it: we advise on VAT across the board. Pick one service or hand us the whole thing. Either way you get a clear scope, a fixed fee and someone who actually picks up the phone.
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Before your first shipment lands in Rotterdam or at Schiphol, the groundwork has to be right. We get you ready to import and trade through the Netherlands.
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We work out whether and when you need a Dutch VAT number. Then we obtain it and deal with the Dutch tax authorities for you.
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Your Dutch returns prepared, checked and filed on time. We keep the calendar, so penalties and interest never become your problem.
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Where you import, store and invoice decides how much VAT you pay, and when. We design a flow of goods, with the Netherlands as your hub, that keeps VAT from becoming a cost or a cash drain.
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Not every question fits a box. From a single transaction to your whole VAT position, in any sector, you get a clear answer you can act on.
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When the Dutch tax authorities (Belastingdienst) start asking questions, you don't face them alone. We prepare the answers and deal with them on your behalf.
Extensive experience
We advise businesses in every sector, and we have a great deal of experience in e-commerce. Marketplaces, fulfilment networks and direct-to-consumer webshops each come with their own VAT rules, and we know them inside out.
See how we help online sellersE-commerce experience
Online sellers run into EU VAT faster than anyone. Keep your stock in the Netherlands and you can often serve consumers across the EU with one Dutch VAT registration and a single OSS return. We set that up and keep it running.
For sellers on Amazon, Shopify, TikTok Shop, eBay, Temu and their own webshops.
Check my store's VAT positionStock in a Dutch warehouse means a Dutch VAT registration, which we handle. Stock in other EU countries triggers registrations there too. We flag where, before your marketplace account is at risk.
Report consumer sales to every EU country in one quarterly return, filed through the Netherlands, instead of registering in each of them.
Shipping parcels up to €150 straight to consumers? Charge VAT at checkout and spare your customers surprise fees on delivery.
Sometimes the marketplace is treated as the seller and collects the VAT. We set out who owes what, so nothing is paid twice or missed.
How it works
Tell us what you sell, where it ships from and who buys it. Free, no strings attached.
We map your VAT obligations and send a fixed-fee proposal. You know the price before we start.
We arrange your Dutch registration and structure, and handle the Dutch tax authorities on your behalf.
We file your returns, watch every deadline and step in when the tax authorities have questions.
Why VATboys
Advice grounded in Big Four cross-border VAT practice. The same technical depth, applied to your business.
No hourly meter, no overhead for marble lobbies. You get a fixed quote upfront and pay for what you need.
You work with the specialist, not a rotating cast of juniors. Short lines, plain English, quick answers.
| Typical big firm | VATboys | |
|---|---|---|
| Expertise | Top tier | Big Four-trained |
| Who you work with | A team, mostly junior | The specialist, directly |
| Fees | Hourly and open-ended | Fixed, agreed upfront |
| Built for | Multinationals | Growing non-EU businesses and online sellers |
No. A business established outside the EU can register for Dutch VAT without setting up a local entity. For some arrangements, such as deferring import VAT, you typically do need a fiscal representative in the Netherlands. We tell you when that applies and what your options are.
Typically when you import goods into the Netherlands in your own name, store goods here (including fulfilment centres) or sell goods from here to your customers. The exact trigger depends on your flow of goods, which is the first thing we map.
Rotterdam is Europe's largest port and Schiphol one of its main air cargo hubs, so a lot of goods enter the EU here anyway. Add the option to defer import VAT, so it doesn't tie up cash at the border, and a business culture where English is the norm.
The Netherlands is our home turf: registration, filings, advice and audit support are all handled here by us. If your set-up creates VAT obligations elsewhere in the EU, we tell you where and why. Whether we can take those on depends on the country, and we say so upfront.
No. We advise on VAT across the board: goods and services, business customers and consumers, one-off questions and ongoing support. E-commerce is simply an area where we have a great deal of experience.
Then we step in. We review what the Belastingdienst is asking, prepare the answers with you and handle the correspondence, including during a full VAT audit.
The One Stop Shop (OSS) lets you report consumer sales to all EU countries through a single return. The Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) does the same for goods shipped from outside the EU in parcels worth up to €150, with VAT charged at checkout. We register you through the Netherlands. Whether they fit depends on how you ship.
It varies with your situation and how busy the Dutch tax authorities are, so count on weeks rather than days. We give you a realistic timeline before you commit, and chase the authorities so it does not take longer than needed.
You get a fixed fee per registration and per filing, quoted upfront. No hourly billing and no surprises afterwards. Send us your situation and we'll send you a quote.
Yes. It happens more often than you'd think. We work out the exposure, register you retroactively where needed and bring your filings up to date, aiming to keep penalties to a minimum.
Contact
Tell us what you sell and where you want to sell it. You'll hear back from a specialist, not a sales desk.
We'll get back to you by email shortly.