Triangulation

Triangulation refers to an arrangement where goods are sold twice consecutively so that all parties to the transaction are companies registered for VAT in the respective Member States. Furthermore, the goods are transported from one Member State (the first country of sale) to another (the second buyer country). Concerning triangular transactions, the deliveries are included in the statistics if the goods are physically delivered to Finland or exported from Finland (example 1). If this condition is not met, the delivery is not declared in the statistical declaration (example 2).


Example 1

The Finnish company FI sells goods to the Belgian company BE, which sells them on to the German company DE. The goods are delivered directly from Finland to Germany.

The Finnish company FI submits an Intrastat declaration for this delivery.

NB! The Country of destination is Germany.


Example 2

The Finnish company FI buys goods from the Swedish company SE and sells them on to the German company DE. The goods are delivered directly from Sweden to Germany.

The Finnish company FI does not submit an Intrastat declaration for this delivery of goods.

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  • declarations of intra-EU trade
  • the use of the Intrastat Declaration Service.