buy building materials abroad?

[swede]

Hello

I have read quite a bit on the forum about building materials in countries like Poland, Estonia, and Latvia. But haven't seen anything about window prices. Has anyone bought windows in these countries?? Or have tips on any websites ???

Hi
Check out www.wood-me.com and search for what you want and which countries, you get prices quickly when it comes to the Baltics
;D

 

[swede]

Hi,

We are about to build a house, and are considering if it could be advantageous to buy building materials such as tiles and ceramics abroad and transport them home (via our own truck). Does anyone know of any place where you can compare prices or have experiences?

Thanks in advance

Found a good shipping company
www.hrx.se feel free to check prices, I have friends who were very satisfied

 

[losvirke]

Great thread....

I'm building a house in loose timber in Nynäshamn and being as silly as I am, I haven't yet realized that you can take the ferry to Poland

But now I'm thinking of doing something about it, now that it's time for appliances, tiles/clinker/floors, etc., etc.

Does anyone have or can find a good store around Gdansk that sells appliances?

//
Nicklas

 

[kurik]

There was a page in Expressen yesterday about shopping from Poland, however, I can't find it online.

 

[Immobil]

How do I remove the VAT from the goods? Even if I have a business, I can't just buy without VAT, right?

8) Well, here's how it works.
1. You must have a business that is VAT registered.
2. The foreign company you are purchasing from must also be VAT registered (=tax registered) in its home country.
3. They then have a so-called VAT number. In Poland, for example, the number starts with PL + 10 digits.
4. Once you have their VAT number, you check it online using VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) to ensure it is a valid number.
5. When they invoice you, they should not add any VAT to the price.
6. You then report quarterly to the tax authorities the VAT numbers you have traded with and the amount involved.
: Easy as pie! ;D

 

[MP]

Immobil you wrote

When they then invoice you, they should not add any VAT to the price.

If you're down in Poland, you have to pay there right?
How do you get the invoice then, or do you mean a cash receipt without VAT?
Or do you mean you should get an invoice to the company in Sweden?
And how does the payment work then. Before delivery or after delivery.

You then report quarterly to the tax authority the VAT numbers you have traded with and the amount.

Is it you as an individual or is it the company that should report to the tax authority?
What does the tax authority do then? Nothing or charge Swedish VAT?

 

[Immobil]

If you are down in Poland, you have to pay there, right?
How do you get the invoice then, or do you mean a cash receipt without VAT?
Or do you mean you will get an invoice to the company in Sweden?
And how does the payment work then? Before delivery or after delivery?

Now, as it is, I mostly deal with Germany, but the rules are the same for all EU countries.
When I make purchases, I do so against an invoice that is sent to me when the goods are delivered.
I haven't tested cash purchases yet, but it should work the same way. That is, they should not charge me the country's VAT.

Is it you as an individual or is it the company that should report to the tax authority?
What does the tax authority do then? Nothing or charge Swedish VAT?

My company reports the purchases to the tax authority. They probably just check if I have provided valid VAT numbers, as I often don't hear anything more from them. They can't charge Swedish VAT anyway.

: I can agree that it sounds odd, but this is how it works.
More questions? ???

 

[Immobil]

You must then pay Swedish VAT on the purchase yourself. So you include the amounts in your VAT return. If you made the purchase for your VAT-liable business, you may also be entitled to deduct the corresponding amount.

Oh no, there will be no Swedish VAT on the purchase and obviously, I won't have any VAT to deduct then. But when I resell the product (in Sweden), I should add the Swedish VAT.

 

[Immobil]

However, you have reported to the tax authorities the amount you purchased for, this amount should be subject to Swedish VAT when the item is sold.

Certainly, if I sell the item, VAT should be calculated on both the item and my modest markup (=profit). But I'm not obliged to sell it. I can provide the item to a customer as a sample.
: Now we have moved away from the original question, which was whether one could avoid paying the foreign VAT.

 

[catasl]

Hi Blofelt,
I have experience with this and have shared my experiences in other threads that you can look through if you like. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions afterward.

Best regards,
David

 

[Byggfeber]

Here you have a page from Germany where you can order designed WC, bathtubs, mixers for about ½ price. haven't tried it yet but it looks like they deliver to little Sweden
Visit here for assistance http://www.polskabyggvaror.se/

 

[Tossegubbe]

My experience is that you can't bring enough heavy items like tiles, parquet, etc., in a passenger car with a trailer to make any real profit after accounting for travel, accommodation, food, etc. However, it's different with certain lighter items. Another important factor is quality! I can confidently swear that the Russian/Polish insulation, for example, does NOT provide the same insulation value at the same thickness as the Swedish equivalent. As for Polish windows, there are several "importers" in Sweden, and my experience is that with corporate discounts, we pay as little for the window from an importer here at home as we would over the counter in Poland. Naturally, the matter shifts if you need large volumes of something so you can fill up one or more containers and ship them here.