Service in the spotlight: EAD Sagitta
Do you sell your vehicles to buyers outside the EU? If so, you can sell them under the 0% VAT scheme, making them much more attractive to buyers! However, you must provide the tax authorities with proof that the vehicle has actually left the EU. With VWE’s ‘EAD Sagitta’ service, you can provide this proof with ease!
When exporting outside the EU, an export declaration must be filed with Customs and a Customs document must be drawn up. This will provide you with a Certificate of Exit (COE) as proof, which you can use to demonstrate to the tax authorities that the vehicle has left the EU and that you have therefore correctly sold the vehicle under the 0% VAT code. The customs document can be requested from the VWE Service Points, but you can also easily do this yourself online.
Do your tax return online yourself
Via My VWE Can you prepare the declaration and print a customs document in a jiffy? The process is linked to the export transaction, meaning you don't have to enter data twice. This allows you to print a customs document with the press of a button directly after the export transaction.
The benefits of EAD Customs Document via VWE:
- To file a declaration from your business address
- The vehicle does not need to be transported to a freight forwarder.
- Apply for the customs document immediately after an export transaction
- Electronic archive of notifications of leaving the EU (COE notifications)
- We can arrange your Sagitta permit application.
Sagitta licence required
To be able to apply for a Customs Document yourself, you will need a ‘Sagitta permit’. If you wish to apply for Customs Documents for vehicles that are not in your stock, you will additionally need an ‘Expediteur permit’. Both permits can be applied for from Customs, but VWE can also handle the application for you.
If you do not wish to apply for a licence yourself, you can also use VWE's licence. Please contact us to arrange this, on 088 – 893 7001.
Find out more
Would you also like to use EAD Sagitta via VWE? Register for the Export module now. via this page, contact the Customer Contact Centre via info@vwe.nl of 088 – 893 7001. More information on processing a transaction outside the EU can be found below:
How does it work?
Via My VWE You carry out the declaration and print the customs document. You give the customs document to the foreign buyer as a supporting document for the vehicle to be exported. When leaving the EU, the buyer has the barcode (MRN code) on the customs document scanned. You will receive an electronic notification (COE: Confirmation of Exit), which is proof that the car has left the EU.
Complete the file
What documents do you need to keep on file for a transaction outside the EU (i.e. a 0% VAT transaction)?
- Copy invoice (addressed to foreign buyer with address outside the EU);
- Copy of buyer's identification;
- Copy of vehicle registration certificate Part IA;
- Copy of Customs Document;
- COE (Confirmation of Exit) or a customs-stamped original customs document or alternative proof.
NoteIn the case of a stamped Customs document or alternative proof, you must report to Customs yourself that there is alternative proof. This will prevent the declaration from being invalidated.
Doubt about the evidence?
If you have any doubts about the case file or the accuracy of the evidence, please contact us on 088 – 893 7001. Our export experts will be happy to advise you.