Intrastat Changes

There is a reasonably good chance that you will not have heard the expression "Intrastat", let alone know what to do with it! In short, the EU demand that each Member State collects statistical information on trade going between Member States. For certain levels of trade, this is collected using the "intrastat" procedure. Hitherto, the level for both sales ('dispatches') and purchases ('arrivals') was £270,000 annually. The levels are now changing, from 1 January 2010 to £600,000 for arrivals and £250,000 for dispatches. If your sales or purchases exceed those levels, you are then roped into the system with no chance of escape - well, not for a while anyway. Please contact me if you need a more detailed explanation.

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2009 Intrastat Threshold increased

At the start of every new year, HMRC revise the threshold applying to the Intrastat regulations, and this year is no exception. The threshold has been increased from £260,000 to £270,000.

You may be wondering what Intrastat is, and why anyone should be interested. At the risk of getting technical, this is an intra-EU statistical exercise, designed to let someone, somewhere know what goods are being sold across Europe. If your sales or purchases of goods, to or from other EU Member States, in a calendar year exceed the £270,000 figure, you are thenceforth obliged to render unto HMRC a monthly form, detailing all manner of useful information – what the goods are, what value, what weight, ad nauseum. Now you know…

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