- The case involves a Polish individual who bought cigarettes in Poland and transported them to Germany without notifying customs authorities.
- The German customs seized the cigarettes and claimed that a customs debt and VAT on import had been incurred.
- The question is whether the VAT on import was incurred in Germany and which rules are relevant for determining the place of import.
- The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that certain articles of the VAT directive oppose a national regulation that applies a provision of the customs code to the VAT on import for determining the place where this VAT on import arises.
Source: btwjurisprudentie.nl
See also
- Summary of ECJ C-791/22: Customs Code can not apply to determine the place of supply for import VAT
- C-791/22 (Hauptzollamt Braunschweig) – Judgment – Customs Code can not apply to determine the place of supply for import VAT
- Join the Linkedin Group on ECJ VAT Cases, click HERE
- For an overview of ECJ cases per article of the EU VAT Directive, click HERE
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