If I have to register for a German VAT Certificate do I need to complete a German VAT return and deduct these figures from UK VAT return as I sell on Margin VAT
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Why are you registering for VAT in Germany?
If you are shipping goods from the UK, you either
- zero-rate the transaction (if your customers are VAT-registered businesses and you hold their VAT number).
- apply UK VAT if your customers are not VAT registered (such as private individuals)
True. The OP gave so little information that answers inevitably require some assumptions about their business.
I don't know the answer, and I also couldn't find any guidance.
My inclination is to exclude when evaluating turnover against the threshold, as you suggest. If the amount is material, it might be worth either buying a international VAT textbook or finding a specialist adviser - for example Croner have a VAT service.