- Danish Customs and Tax Administration posted a court decision on April 29
- The decision clarifies import VAT liability for undeclared imported goods
- A nonresident forwarding company imported oil drilling equipment into Denmark
- The goods were not placed under customs duty, incurring a customs debt
- The Tax Agency imposed import VAT as the goods entered the EU
- The Eastern High Court ruled no obligation to pay import VAT on goods exempt from customs duty
- The goods were exported to a non-EU country and not part of the EU economic circuit
- Import VAT could not be imposed under Section 12 of the VAT Act
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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