Taxation on dropshipping to India from China

Accounting & Taxes
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Topic summary

A dropshipper is selling products from a China-based supplier to customers in India and encountered a Tax ID requirement during order fulfillment.

Key Questions:

  • What tax requirements are needed to fulfill cross-border dropshipping orders from China to India?
  • Whose Tax ID is required: the customer’s or the store owner’s?
  • How to navigate taxation regulations for this international dropshipping setup?

Current Status:
The discussion remains open with no responses yet. The original poster is seeking guidance on compliance requirements for their China-to-India dropshipping business model.

Summarized with AI on November 15. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi Members,

I am running a new store where I have sold a product from China to India (my supplier is based out of China and customer was in India). While fulfilling order, I am being asked for Tax ID. Can someone pls suggest what all requirements do I need to fulfill from taxation standpoint in order to make this through.

Also would be helpful to know that for this particular case, whose Tax ID is needed? The customer who ordered the product or mine (Store owning company)?

PS: I am using CJ Dropshipping.

Thanks.