Poland to receive VAT from cigarette smuggling to Germany

• VAT from the smuggling of cigarettes from outside the EU should be paid in the first EU country they enter, not the country that detects the abuse
• The ruling applies to cigarettes smuggled from the eastern border into Poland and then resold in the grey market to a German entity

Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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