Import VAT tax codes - UK only

Information about import VAT tax codes in Sage 50 Accounts.

Following the UK's withdrawal from the EU, you must treat all imports and exports the same for VAT purposes. This is regardless of their destination or origin.

Version 27.1 and above includes some new tax codes in the range T14 to T19, to make it easy to record EU and non-EU imports.

Tax codes

• The tax codes for import VAT are in your Sage software
• By default, they're in the range T14 to T19. This can differ depending on the tax codes you already use
• Associate a supplier with these tax codes. Therefore, use a purchase invoice (PI) or a purchase credit (PC) to record them. It's not possible to use a bank payment (BP) to record them

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View the tax codes in your software

• Click Settings then click Configuration then click Tax Codes

Code	Description	Box affected on the VAT Return
		Net	VAT
T14	Import of goods - No VAT	7	N/A
T15	Purchase of services from ROW - Reverse charge	6 and 7	1 and 4
T16	Purchase of services from ROW - No VAT	7	N/A
T17	Import of goods - Under import reverse charge threshold	7	1 and 4
T18	Import of goods - Postponed VAT	7	1 and 4
T19	Import of goods - VAT not postponed	7	4

 NOTE: To find out the postings made when you post a postponed VAT transaction.

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Further information

• For full details of the configuration of these tax codes, use our default tax codes article
• If you import purchase invoices or credits, you need to make further postings when you use postponed accounting
• In some scenarios, use can also use existing tax codes, such as T1 or T9. For more guidance, use our guide on Which tax code to use (UK only)

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