Overview:
Country | Fiscal rep for non-EU companies | Fiscal rep for EU companies |
Austria | Required | Optional |
Belgium | Required (link) | Not required |
Bulgaria | Required (for UK and Northern Ireland companies, required by March 31, 2021 link) | Optional |
Croatia | Required | Optional |
Cyprus | Required (unless bank guarantee is deposited with the tax authorities) | Optional |
Czech Republic | Not possible | Not possible |
Denmark | Required – Optional for Norway, Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands | Optional |
Estonia | Optional | Optional |
Finland | Required (Optional in case treaty has been concluded concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities as regards indirect taxes) | Optional |
France | Required (Optional in case treaty has been concluded concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities as regards indirect taxes) – But … UK business would NOT need to have a fiscal representative in the UK (link) | Optional |
Germany | Optional | Optional |
Greece | Required | Optional |
Hungary | Required (link) | Optional |
Ireland | Required as of 2021 (link) | Not required – not possible |
Italy | Required (UK companies will be required to appoint an Italian fiscal representative unless a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is concluded beforehand link) | Optional |
Latvia | Optional | Optional |
Lithuania | Required | Optional |
Luxembourg | Optional | Optional |
Malta | Optional | Optional |
Netherlands | Optional (Fiscal rep is required only for import VAT deferment and for distance selling) | Optional (Required for a limited number of transactions) |
Poland | Required (link) | Optional |
Portugal | Required | Optional |
Romania | Required | Optional |
Slovakia | Not required (possible in limited cases) | Not required (possible in limited cases) |
Slovenia | Required | Optional |
Spain | Required | Optional |
Sweden | Required (Optional in case treaty has been concluded concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities as regards indirect taxes) | Optional |
United Kingdom (until Brexit) | Required (Optional in case treaty has been concluded concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities as regards indirect taxes) | Optional |