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Home > Resources > Market News > The Chairmen of the Ministry of Finance presented their view on charging VAT to foreign companies for shipping services.

The Chairmen of the Ministry of Finance presented their view on charging VAT to foreign companies for shipping services.

13.10.05

According to letter N 03-04-08/250, dated September 20, 2005, VAT should not be paid when paying a foreign entity for shipping goods from a place of origin in another country to a destination in Russia.

The officials gave the following explanation: in these cases the territory of the Russian Federation is not the place of origin of the shipping services and therefore VAT is not to be charged on those services. “Klerk.ru”