Services
Nineteen engagements, each one a filing or a registration a foreign business has to get right in France. Every page sets out what it covers, what we need from you, and the official texts it rests on.
French VAT
- French VAT registrationA French VAT number lets you charge and reclaim French VAT and meet your filing obligations. Non-EU sellers usually need a fiscal representative to hold one; EU sellers can register directly. We handle the registration and act as your representative where required.Read more
- French VAT returns (CA3)The CA3 is the French periodic VAT return. It declares the VAT you owe, the VAT you can deduct, and any credit. It is usually filed monthly.Read more
- OSS registration & VAT returnsOSS lets eligible sellers report intra-EU B2C distance sales through a single quarterly return, instead of registering in every EU country they sell to. It generally applies once your EU-wide cross-border B2C sales pass the €10,000 threshold.Read more
- EORI registration in FranceAn EORI number identifies you to customs. You need it to import or export goods through France or the EU, and carriers and customs brokers will ask for it.Read more
- ERTVA (EC Sales List) filingERTVA (état récapitulatif TVA) is the French EC Sales List. It reports the intra-EU supplies you make to VAT-registered customers in other EU countries, so the authorities can match cross-border transactions.Read more
- EMEBI filing (intra-EU statistics)EMEBI is the French monthly statistical survey on intra-EU movements of goods. It replaced the statistical part of the DEB in 2022 and applies to businesses that French customs select for the survey.Read more
- French VAT audit supportA French VAT check can ask for invoices, ledgers, import documents, marketplace exports and an explanation of your VAT treatment. The quality of the evidence matters as much as the amount.Read more
- Amazon France VAT registrationAmazon sellers can need a French VAT number when they hold stock in France, import goods through France or make other supplies that are taxable there. We map the actual flow first, then register the correct legal entity and keep the resulting filing obligations connected to your marketplace data.Read more
- Non-EU VAT representation in FranceA non-EU business that is liable for French VAT, or that has French declarative obligations, will often have to appoint an accredited representative established in France. The representative answers for the VAT on all of that business's French transactions, including ones it was not told about, and is jointly liable for the tax if the business does not pay, so onboarding includes a review of the legal entity, sales model and evidence.Read more
- Change French fiscal representativeChanging provider normally means transferring the mandate, filing history and tax-office contact while preserving the existing French VAT registration where the legal entity and underlying activity have not changed. A clean handover protects filing continuity and exposes unresolved balances or missing returns before they become a problem.Read more
Extended producer responsibility
- French EPR authorised representationFrench EPR rules require producers placing in-scope products on the French market to register, declare and contribute to the right eco-organism. Since 10 July 2026, a business not established in France that is subject to French EPR must appoint a mandataire established in France, by written mandate. The obligation is assessed product by product: it counts as met for products where a France-established online interface operator already assumes the EPR obligations.Read more
- French EPR producer registration & UINProducers placing in-scope products on the French market must register for the relevant EPR stream and obtain a Unique Identification Number (UIN, or Identifiant Unique). Marketplaces increasingly check for it before letting you list.Read more
- French EPR declarations & reportingOnce registered, producers report the products, units, weights or materials they place on the French market. The eco-organism uses this to calculate your eco-contribution.Read more
- EPR prevention & eco-design plan (PPE)Every producer subject to a French EPR category must have a prevention and eco-design plan, aimed at reducing the use of non-renewable resources, increasing the use of recycled materials and improving recyclability. The plan can be individual or common to several producers, and it is revised every five years.Read more
- French EPR audit supportEPR checks can come from eco-organisms, authorities or marketplaces. You may need to justify your registrations, UINs, declarations, product classifications and contributions.Read more
- Amazon France EPR & UIN registrationFrance issues one Unique Identifier, or UIN/IDU, for each EPR stream in which a producer is registered. Amazon sellers may need identifiers for the product itself, an embedded battery or electrical function, and its packaging. The correct set depends on the catalogue and how the goods enter France.Read more
- France EPR: packaging & paperFrance's household-packaging and graphic-paper EPR stream covers household packaging around products, including relevant ecommerce shipping materials, and qualifying printed or printable paper. Product scope and the liable producer must be checked separately. Professional packaging follows a different perimeter and is not automatically covered by this service.Read more
- France EPR: EEE & battery UINElectrical and electronic equipment and batteries are separate French EPR streams. A rechargeable appliance can therefore require one registration for the equipment and another for its embedded battery, with separate UINs/IDUs, declarations and eco-contributions. Packaging may add a third stream.Read more
- France EPR: textiles & footwearFrance's TLC EPR stream covers qualifying new clothing textiles, household linen and footwear placed on the French market. The exact Refashion nomenclature matters because product function, material, intended user and specialist use can move a borderline item into another stream or outside TLC.Read more
Find out exactly what you owe in France.
Tell us what you sell and where. We confirm your French VAT and EPR obligations and send a quote, usually within one business day.
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