{"id":6639,"date":"2021-01-14T12:42:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualofficeinestonia.com\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=6639"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:03:02","slug":"can-a-foreign-company-register-for-vat","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/virtualofficeinestonia.com\/et\/ufaqs\/can-a-foreign-company-register-for-vat\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a foreign company register for VAT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='title' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='desc' 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class='ewd-ufaq-faq-categories'>\n\t\n\tCategories:\n\t\n\t\tTaxis in Estonia\n\t\n\t\tVAT number\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Yes, a foreign company can register for VAT in Estonia.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"256\">To do so, the company must submit a <strong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"180\">VAT registration application<\/strong> along with an <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"235\">extract from the commercial register<\/strong> of its home country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"487\">The application must include a clear explanation of the company\u2019s <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"379\">business activities and their connection to Estonia<\/strong>\u2014for example, the sale of goods or services in Estonia, or having a fixed establishment or taxable presence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"545\">Documents can be submitted in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"918\">\n<li data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"583\">\n<p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"583\"><strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"578\">By a legal representative<\/strong> or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"918\">\n<p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"665\"><strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"613\">By an authorised person<\/strong> holding a <strong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"654\">notarial power of attorney<\/strong>, either:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"918\">\n<li data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"742\">\n<p data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"742\">in person at the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (ETCB) service office,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"799\">\n<p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"799\">by <strong data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"758\">post<\/strong>, if the signature is <strong data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"793\">notarised<\/strong>, or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"918\">\n<p data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"918\">by <strong data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"817\">e-mail<\/strong> to <em data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"835\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"834\">emta@emta.ee<\/a><\/em> with a valid <strong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"870\">digital signature<\/strong> (e.g. Estonian ID-card, e-Residency, Smart-ID).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1079\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Once approved, the company will receive an Estonian VAT number and must comply with local VAT rules, including invoicing, reporting, and periodic declarations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-tags'>\n\t\n\tTags:\t\n\t\n\t\tEstonia, \n\t\n\t\tForeign company, \n\t\n\t\tVAT\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a 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Categories: Taxis in Estonia VAT number Yes, a foreign company can register for VAT in Estonia. To do so, the company must submit a VAT registration application along with an extract from the commercial register of its home country. 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