Sale of goods and services in the EU
When your business sells goods and services to other EU countries, you have to pay attention to VAT issues.
- You need to file your VAT return in 2 different places in E-tax for businesses
- Certain requirements apply to invoices and documentation
If, as a Danish business, you sell goods and services to businesses in other EU countires, you generally don't charge VAT. But you have to report your sales as 'EU sales exclusive of VAT'. You have do that by no later than 25 each month in order to avoid having to pay Danish VAT.
The buyer is responsible for calculating and paying VAT in the EU country where his business is registered.
Report EU sales exclusive of VAT
For further legal information in Danish see our legal guide .