On 11/01/2021 22:45, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
on 11/01/2021, Fredxx supposed :
Many Chinese sellers are already VAT registered, though my experience
of them is they are typically unwilling to provide a VAT invoice.

If you ask for a VAT receipt, likely they will supply it VAT free to
avoid providing the receipt.

Some play silly buggers, others refund the VAT element.

Only a few do seem willing to put a VAT number on the invoice :-)