If A Company’s Information Changes, Can It Continue To Use The Previously Registered VAT Number?

The VAT number of cross-border e-commerce company is unique, and the French authorities has explicitly stated that a company can only register a unique VAT and appoint a unique tax representative in France. If your store has been successfully bound to the French VAT file, but the information of your store’s back end has since changed, such as the addresses. Then what should you do?

Please contact your tax representative to discuss the details before changing the information of your company. And your tax representative will be able to tell you which kind of changes need to be filed with the French tax authorities at the same time, while others do not need to be dealt with at all.

It is important to emphasize that if the information relates to business licenses, and the changes relates to the company name, address, legal representative and other important matters, be sure to submit this information to your tax representative.

Involving changes that need to be filed with the French tax authorities, including the company name. The e-commerce companies should provide the relevant supporting documents, such as the commercial and business license, to the tax representative after changing the information. Then the tax representative will submit an application for a change of information to the French tax authorities in order to prevent you from changing your information and then failing to bind your store due to inconsistencies in your tax number file, which could threaten your store operation.

In principle, your French VAT number will continue to be valid in the event of a change in the information of cross-border e-commerce company. However, you must notify your French tax representative before and after making the change in order to complete your administrative filing in France.