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confirmed · Policy · published Jan 21, 2025

Invoice by Amazon validates EU merchant-fulfilled ShipFrom VAT locations

Amazon rejects EU Invoice by Amazon merchant-fulfilled shipment confirmations when ShipFrom lacks a valid VAT registration or is outside the ShipTo tax region.

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01 · Source fact

What changed

Amazon rejects EU Invoice by Amazon merchant-fulfilled shipment confirmations when ShipFrom lacks a valid VAT registration or is outside the ShipTo tax region.

Published
Jan 21, 2025
Effective
2025-06-15
Deadline
2025-06-15

02 · Business impact

Who and what may be affected

Operators
Seller, Agency
Surfaces
Invoice By Amazon, Merchant Fulfillment Api, Orders Api, Shipping Api
Impact
Compliance, Operations
Settlement categories
Tax

03 · Next action

What to check

Validate supply-source addresses and VAT registrations, send an eligible ShipFrom location, and handle the new rejection messages across Orders, Merchant Fulfillment and Shipping APIs.

confirmed source relationshipLast reviewed Jul 13, 2026

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