Vintro Pro
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Vintro Pro
NL · FR · EN
Not automatically. The British margin scheme does not cross the border with the piece.
Not automatically. That the British seller applied the UK VAT Margin Scheme says nothing about the Belgian scheme. The European margin scheme covers goods supplied to you inside the Union, and a purchase in the UK is an import. Even for works of art, collectors' items and antiques that you import yourself, you can no longer opt for the margin scheme in Belgium: that import is taxed at 6 %, and a reduced rate rules out the margin scheme.
The British margin scheme does not cross the border
In the UK
UK VAT Margin SchemeThe British seller applied it.At the border
ImportNot a supply inside the Union.In Belgium
No margin scheme by defaultThe British scheme says nothing about the Belgian one.For ordinary second-hand goods from the UK (furniture, clothing, bicycles) the answer is usually no.
Until 31 December 2025 you could opt for the margin scheme in Belgium on art and antiques you imported yourself. Since then that option only exists where no reduced rate was applied — and in Belgium art, collectors' items and antiques are imported at 6 %. So the option is gone.
Art and antiques you import yourself, in Belgium
For ordinary second-hand goods from the UK — furniture, clothing, bicycles — the answer is usually no. Put the lot to your accountant before you buy, because the difference shows up in the price you can bid.
No. This is an EU rule: in Belgium since 31 December 2025, in the Netherlands and France since 1 January 2025. If you bought or imported a work of art, a collector's item or an antique at a reduced rate — 6 % in Belgium — you may no longer resell that piece under the margin scheme. You sell it under the normal rules, with that 6 % as deductible VAT. For ordinary second-hand goods nothing changes.
No. The exemption for intra-Community supplies does not apply to goods you sell under the margin scheme. Sell a margin good to a French or Dutch dealer and it stays a margin sale, with Belgian margin VAT still due — even though your buyer has a valid VAT number and the piece really does cross the border.
Vintro Pro keeps, per piece, what you paid, when, and where it came from. Your stock list and your margin VAT build themselves while you work.
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