Written questions

Amazon: VAT

Commons · Question 99815 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her department has had with Amazon on its proposal to support the collection of £700 million in VAT receipts from online marketplace sellers operating overseas.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Dec 2025

Since 1 January 2021 overseas sellers, or online marketplaces where they facilitate the sale, are required to be registered and account for VAT for supplies of low value imports of £135 or less. Where an overseas seller sells goods located in the UK at th...