Global tax strategies for Amazon sellers: start with tax triggers
Start with the triggers, not the rates. This practical guide explains how FBA inventory placement, importer of record choices, and marketplace tax collection change your filing obligations across the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Japan.
Map inventory and sales by market, confirm exactly what Amazon collects vs what you must file, and build a market-by-market matrix before you expand. Use inventory placement reports, settlement and tax reports, and a 30-day checklist to hand clean data to your CPA or VAT adviser.
For Europe use OSS where eligible, but review local VAT registration when you store stock in-country; the UK rules differ from EU rules and need separate review. In the US, FBA inventory can create state nexus so reconcile storage reports and direct sales outside Amazon monthly.
Copyable checklist (for post excerpt)
Export last 12 months of settlement, tax, and inventory placement reports.
Build a matrix: inventory location, importer of record, tax IDs, and who collects each tax.
Reconcile Amazon-collected taxes vs off-Amazon sales monthly.
Book a tax review before adding warehouses or new marketplaces.
