Questions on payment
What do I need a tax number for?
If you give us your valid VAT-number, this amount will not be charged. Should the VAT-Reg.-No. provided be invalid, then VAT will be charged.
Why is it not possible to enter a tax number?
If you live in Germany, we don't need your sales tax number, you must always pay VAT.
If you live in an EU country, and your number is not accepted, you made either a typing mistake or you just have tried to provide a personal identification number. Only companies with a sales tax number within the EU can shop tax-free.
How do I enter my company sales tax number correctly?
There are fixed rules for the VAT number: enter your country code plus digits (and letters) according to the exact specification. Don't use spaces or hyphen.
Eu Member States |
Designation |
Country Code |
Exact specification |
Austria |
UID-Nr. |
AT |
nine places (the first place must be the letter U) |
Belgium |
No. TVA / BTW-Nr. |
BE |
ten digits (old numbers with nine digits are complemented by prepending a zero) |
Bulgaria |
DDS |
BG |
nine or ten digits |
Croatia |
|
HR |
eleven digits |
Cyprus |
Arithmos Egrafis FPA |
CY |
nine places (the last place must be a letter) |
Czech Republic |
DIC |
CZ |
eight, nine or ten digits |
Denmark |
SE-Nr. |
DK |
eight digits |
Estonia |
KMKR-number |
EE |
nine digits |
Finland |
ALV-NRO |
FI |
eight digits |
France |
numéro d'identification à la taxe |
FR |
eleven places (the first and / or second place can be a letter) |
Hungary |
közösségi adószám |
HU |
eight digits |
Greece |
ΑΦΜ |
EL |
nine digits |
Ireland |
VAT No. |
IE |
eight places (the second place can, and the last place must be a letter) or nine places (seven digits plus two letters) |
Italy |
P. IVA |
IT |
eleven digits |
Latvia |
PVN |
LV |
eleven digits |
Lithuania |
PVM |
LT |
nine or twelve digits |
Luxembourg |
numéro identification à la taxe |
LU |
eight digits |
Malta |
VAT No. |
MT |
eight digits |
Netherlands |
OB-Nummer |
NL |
twelve places (the third last place must be the letter B) |
Poland |
NIP |
PL |
ten digits |
Portugal |
NIPC |
PT |
nine digits |
Romania |
TVA |
RO |
a maximum of ten digits (the first digit must not be a zero) |
Sweden |
MomsNr. |
SE |
twelve digits (the last two digits are always"01") |
Slovakia |
IČ DPH |
SK |
ten digits |
Slovenia |
DDV |
SI |
eight digits |
Spain |
N.IVA |
ES |
nine places (the first and the last place, or the first or the last place can be a letter) |
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
VAT Reg. No. |
XI |
nine or twelve digits |
How can I pay?
We offer several possibilities:
1. Payment by credit cardWe accept Master-/Eurocard, VISA and JCB. The credit card details are examined in the input for validity, but the card is only charged on the dispatch of the goods.
2. Payment by direct debitIs currently possible only within the EURO Zone. We need your account number and bankcode (if known, we prefer SWIFT and IBAN number). The account is charged on the dispatch of the goods.
3. Payment cash on deliveryCash on delivery is only available in certain countries, and only up to a predetermined value. If delivery is possible, we offer it to you in the order process, the delivery fee is already included in the shipping cost. 2 EURO in Germany are also required as transfer charge from the post office.
4. Payment in advance / by wire transfer:Please add your customer and invoice number.
All bank charges are for the account of the buyer.
The invoices show our main account, for transfers in Euros:Commerzbank Celle
SWIFT-BIC: DRES DE FF257
IBAN: DE94 2578 0022 0419 9923 00
5. Payment in advance / by cheque:Please add your customer and invoice number.
We accept cheques in EURO, issued and drawn on a German bank, US $ cheques, issued and drawn on a US-Bank as well as GBP £ cheques issued and drawn on a UK-Bank.
The current exchange rates are printed on each invoice, you can send the cheques via mail to Schwarmstedt or any other office, see Contacts.
6. Agreed upon payment methods still apply for those customers who have existing arrangements.
When do I qualify for a discount?
Discount has already been calculated in our price scale. Per item gram prices are lower depending on the ordered amount.