Tax registration in Poland

• Do you store goods in the Poland?
• Do you sell goods in the Poland and exceed the turnover threshold of 10,000€?
• Do you receive a logistics service offer from Amazon, such as the Central Europe (CEE) program?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, tax registration in Poland is mandatory.

• Tax identification number form NIP-2
• VAT registration form VAT-R
• VAT certificate
• Excerpt from the Commercial Register
• Articles of association
• Certificate of bank account in Poland
• If necessary, power of attorney of the legal representative of the company

Anyone who transfers goods from Germany to another EU country - in this case Poland - must first declare an intra-Community transfer. Normally, the transfer is tax-free. However, this is only the case if the VAT registration in the transferred country takes place, for example, before the CEE program is activated. Only with the local VAT ID goods can be shipped to the Poland without any tax risks.

Yes, since Poland is a member of the EU, no fiscal representative is required for tax registrations. You can also apply for the polish VAT number yourself. After all documents are submitted to the authorities and the registration process is completed, it takes approximately 2 weeks to receive the VAT number. The advance VAT return is usually submitted monthly, in some cases quarterly.

However, to avoid problems with the polish tax authorities or penalties, you should obtain comprehensive information from the relevant tax offices. Please note that correspondence is mainly in polish.

With the Polish VAT ID, your goods and services transactions in Europe are clearly assigned to your company. The Polish VAT number is called Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej and is shortened to NIP.