Invoicing and VAT

Invoicing and Self-billing Invoices

Upon order completion, Sabamaa auto-generates a self-billing invoice. This invoice is the leading tax document for all Sabamaa orders.

Depending on the destination country of the orders you’re assigned, one of the following VAT options applies.

When fulfilling an order to a buyer in your own country, Sabamaa will pay out VAT based on the local VAT rates. Please reach out to your account manager if you are unsure whether Sabamaa sells domestically in your country.
Sabamaa will generate a self-billing invoice indicating Sabamaa’s local VAT registration.
The order will be shipped directly to the buyer.

When shipping intra-EU orders, you will not be paid out VAT (unless you are located in the Netherlands). Sabamaa makes use of the ‘Simplified A-B-C’ VAT ruling to facilitate 0% VAT trade throughout the EU. More info can be found in this article of the Dutch Government.
Sabamaa will generate a self-billing invoice indicating Sabamaa’s Dutch VAT registration.
The order will be shipped directly to the buyer.
For Dutch sellers, Sabamaa will pay out VAT based on the domestic VAT rate.
To ensure the correctness of the invoice, you can set a custom VAT amount in the VAT amount field when completing an order.

When orders are being exported to destinations outside of your Customs Union (e.g., EU → GB or GB → EU), Sabamaa will not pay out VAT.
Sabamaa will generate a self-billing invoice indicating Sabamaa’s entity in the destination Customs Union.
For EU exports, Sabamaa’s GB entity will be used.
The order will be shipped directly to the buyer.