For Northern Ireland CompaniesIn your Company details (Accounting System Manager, Settings) your Country Code should remain GB. Trading with the European UnionYour customer or supplier VAT registration number will remain unchanged. Selling to Customer in the European Union| Goods | Your company VAT registration number will need to have GB replaced with XI.  NOTE: The layouts you use will need to be amended to replace the VAT registration number which is printed. Further information on how to amend SOP invoices for this purpose can be found here.
| | Services | Your company VAT registration should remain GB. | | Goods & services | Our current understanding is that separate invoices should be raised for goods and services. |
Buying from Suppliers in the European Union| Goods | Your company VAT registration number will need to have GB replaced with XI. NOTE: Although not a legislative requirement you may wish to add the alternative VAT registration number on your POP layout, this could be done via a text box. Further information on adding a text box to a layout can be found using the following links: Sage 200 Professional, Sage 200 Standard | | Services | Your company VAT registration should remain GB. | | Goods & services | Our current understanding is that separate invoices should be raised for goods and services. |
Trading with Great Britain\Rest of WorldYour Company, Customer and Supplier VAT Registration numbers should remain prefixed with GB.
Republic of Ireland CompaniesIn your Company settings your VAT Registration number should remain prefixed with IE. Trading with Northern IrelandYour Company VAT Registration number should remain prefixed with IE. Selling to customers in Northern Ireland| Goods | Your customer’s or supplier’s VAT Registration number should be prefixed with XI. NOTE: If you only trade in goods then the country code for your customer or supplier can be amended on the Trading tab of their Account Details. | | Services | Your customer’s or supplier’s VAT Registration number should remain GB. | | Goods & services | Our current understanding is that separate invoices should be raised for goods and services. NOTE: If you trade in both goods and services with individual customers or suppliers, it is recommended that you have two invoice layouts with the relevant country code prefixes. Set the most commonly used as the default layout on the relevant company accounts. Further information on amendment SOP invoices for this purpose can be found here. |
Buying from suppliers in Northern Ireland| Goods | Your customer’s or supplier’s VAT Registration number should be prefixed with XI. NOTE: If you only trade in goods then the country code for your customer or supplier can be amended on the Trading tab of their Account Details. | | Services | Your customer’s or supplier’s VAT Registration number should remain GB. | | Goods & services | Our current understanding is that separate invoices should be raised for goods and services. NOTE: If you trade in both goods and services with individual customers or suppliers, it is recommended that you have two invoices with the relevant country code prefixes. Set the most commonly used as the default layout on the relevant company accounts. Further information on amendment SOP invoices for this purpose can be found here. |
Trading with Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) or the Rest of the WorldYour Company VAT registration number should remain prefixed with IE, Customer and Supplier VAT registration numbers should remain prefixed with GB (or the relevent code for the country you are trading with). |