- Swedish Tax Agency updated guidance on VAT liability for imports on May 6
- If no customs debt arises, the person who would have been liable for customs duty is liable for VAT
- No requirement for agents to be registered for VAT
- Agents must ensure importers have access to required information in customs invoices for VAT reporting
- Importers are VAT registered persons stated as declarants in customs declarations
- Taxable persons cannot apply import VAT liability provisions in a way that constitutes tax evasion or abuse
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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