VAT Registration & Compliance Services for UK Businesses in France
Grow into Europe with confidence with specialist VAT Solutions for Installations & Services Overseas. The standard VAT rate in France is 20%, while it can be reduced to 10%, 5.5% or even 2.1% for certain goods. We offer taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) / VAT registration, filing, to deregistration for UK businesses in France, ensuring smooth cross-border operations with expert guidance.
Making VAT Registration Stress-free for France Businesses
- If you're a UK company registering for VAT in France that provides installation, custom products sales, or other activities internationally, complying with foreign VAT requirements is overwhelming. The team at Lanop Business & Tax Advisors is here to make things easy, we’ll help you get your business VAT-registered, handle your VAT returns, and ensure you're fully compliant with DGFiP. No more paperwork headaches, just smooth, reliable support so your business keeps moving forward with our VAT registration solutions.
Top-tier VAT Expertise
- Whether you're delivering a one-off installation or offering ongoing services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals across the region, we have years of VAT expertise in providing full solutions to suit your every business needs.
Real-time Reporting
- One of the best practices for businesses is to ensure real time reporting of their financial data. We help b2b, b2c and b2g businesses to track and submit VAT data as transactions happen, reducing errors, and last-minute reconciliations.
Affordable VAT Packages
- We provide packages beginning with registration all the way to eventual deregistration. Prices are project-specific and quoted on a case-by-case basis. With customizable packages we help you achieve cost effective services.
Our VAT Services for France Include:
If you need VAT registration, filing, or claiming VAT refund for industries such as retail, hospitality, construction, manufacturing, and more, we have over 10 years of experience in handling all your VAT needs for UK businesses operating in France. Let us streamline your VAT process with expert guidance.
We manage the entire process of acquiring a local VAT number, including fiscal representation if necessary. This enables you to invoice clients properly and legally, especially helpful for foreign companies needing UK VAT registration.
Whether you require a one-off return or regular monthly filings, we manage the paperwork and ensure your returns are compliant with all local regulations covering both UK VAT registration for foreign companies and VAT registration for non-UK companies.
We'll instruct your team on proper invoicing, including:
- How to use reverse charge rules for B2B sales
- When to impose 20% French VAT on B2C customers
- Organizing German-to-France or UK-to-France transactions to minimize compliance risk, perfect for UK VAT registration for EU companies.
After your project is finished, we'll provide a clean exit with VAT deregistration and final return filing.
Where necessary, we process EC Sales Lists, customs clearance, and Intrastat declarations for goods transferred within the EU and France.
We have ground partners in France for a hassle-free experience, assisting with documentation to regulatory submissions.
Our Seamless VAT Registration Process
If you own a business outside France and own a warehouse or sells in the country, then you must register for VAT in France. We understand whether your business is eligible for VAT registration. France VAT registration system operates in such a way that you need to apply in a specific regional office, we will help you submit your registration to the most suitable office. Inspecting whether you have made fiscal representation if your business operates outside EU. We then submit all the required documents, receive your VAT number, and finally verify the VAT number to ensure validity in the EU system, allowing you to operate in the market seamlessly.
Who We Provide VAT Registration in France?
This solution is best suited to UK businesses that:
- Are exporting and installing products for private individuals (B2C) or commercial customers (B2B) in France.
- Need UK VAT registration for overseas companies to invoice French clients appropriately.
- Need professional assistance with cross-border invoicing, triangulation rules, and import/export compliance.
- Are working on short-term installation projects and want to register, file returns, and deregister VAT after the job is finished.
- If you want to avoid unforeseen costs or fines, avoid incorrect VAT filings.
Why Select Lanop Business and Tax Advisors?
Lanop offers expert business and tax advisory services with a global reach and local insight. Operating across the UK and Europe, we specialize in cross-border taxation, including France VAT registration for UK-based companies. Our clients include top-tier installation firms, luxury brands, and premium service providers who trust us for our in-depth knowledge and dependable service. We go beyond basic compliance, we build long-term partnerships by providing strategic tax planning and ongoing support tailored to your unique business needs. With us, you’re not just meeting requirements, you’re driving growth with confidence.
