TikTok Shop: How do you correctly show VAT (7%) on invoices?

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Hello everyone,

I run a TikTok Shop connected to Shopify, and I’m currently facing a tax-related issue where I can’t find a proper solution in the TikTok Seller Center.

As of this year, I am VAT registered and legally required to show VAT (7%) on my invoices. However, in the TikTok Seller Center, I cannot find any setting that allows me to define a VAT rate or automatically generate invoices with VAT clearly itemized.

My questions to the community:

  • How do you handle VAT display for TikTok Shop orders?

  • Do you use Shopify as the main system and generate invoices there?

  • Do you create separate invoices outside of TikTok (e.g. via Shopify, Lexoffice, sevDesk, etc.)?

  • Is there a clean and legally compliant setup that works well in practice?

In short:
:backhand_index_pointing_right: How do you ensure customers receive a correct invoice with VAT clearly shown when the sale happens via TikTok Shop?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your real-world setups or best practices.

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,
Sven

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If you use Shopify as the main platform, import your TikTok orders to Shopify then have the notifications, you can set the VAT rate in the order notification emails, or in a packing slip to the customer.

I run an app, Order Automator, where people do stuff like this.

Here’s one example that comes to mind: You can update the order notes automatically to include the VAT rate, then access those notes in the packing slip or notifications.

With that setup, you use other marketplaces as channels to get more sales, then organize Shopify to be your source of truth for emails, accounting, etc.

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Did you find a resolution?