FAQ

You can claim a VAT refund if you:

• Carry out international goods transport.
• Do not have a VAT number in the countries of reimbursement.
• Use vehicles of at least 3.5 tons.

• In all countries belonging to European Union.
• In some countries with a reciprocity agreement: Norway and Switzerland.

You can recover VAT on most of the products and services related to the transport activity: Diesel, tolls, lubricants, AdBlue, tunnels, bridges, accessories, parking expenses, repairs, HVG washing, hotels, catering, technical control…

Each country decides on which products VAT can be recovered.

The reimbursement periods vary from one country to another.

Legally, tax authorities must proceed to the refund within 4 months after receiving a claim. Actually, the waiting time for a VAT refund varies depending on the country.

Check out the map at the bottom of the “VAT reclaim” page of this website in order to get more detailed information on the refund delay per country.

Yes, by subscribing to express VAT reclaim. Consult our offers or contact us for more information.

• €400 in case of a quarterly claim
• €100 in case of a yearly claim

They are specific taxes applied on diesel.

EUROVAT recovers excise duties for transport companies based in EU:

• Carrying goods.
• Claiming their VAT refund with Eurovat.
• Using vehicles weighting 7.5 tons minimum.

Carriers must be able to furnish EUROVAT with registration documents for each vehicle, as well as leasing or rental contracts if they are not the owners of the vehicles. Invoices with associated filling lists are also necessary.

• France
• Belgium
• Spain
• Italy
• Slovenia
• Hungary

You can claim an Excise duty refund on diesel only.

Reimbursement delays vary depending on the country: from 1 month to almost 2 years. You can find an updated estimation of the delays on our page dedicated to diesel tax.

The certificate of posting must be transmitted by the Internet via the French government website SIPSI.

Controls can be carried out by every French authority (Tax Authority, Customs, DREAL…) on the road as well as on rest areas.

International hauliers have to comply with the minimum wage of € 9.76 per hour.

You can find more information on the wage to apply in this table provided by the government.

We advise you to check this table provided by the French government in order to know what working time rules must be applied to drivers during their journeys in France.

Following mandatory information must appear on the payslips (or any additional document) according to the decree n° 2016-418 of the 7th April 2016:

• The minimum wage (hourly or monthly), additional payments for overtime, compulsory wage supplements.
• Working time (mention clearly the hours payed at a normal rate and those at a higher rate)
• Payment for vacations and bank holidays.

The amounts must be in Euros (gross amount)

If the attestation is not on board or non-compliant: 4th class fine (max. 750 €)

If the employment contract is not on board the vehicle: 3rd class fine (max. 450 €)

If the employer didn’t fill in a certificate of posting or appoint a representative: Administrative fine (max. 2000 € per worker) Disrespect of the French minimum wage: max. 2000 € per driver (4 000 € in case of repeat offense)

The total amount of fines applied to a single company is 500 000 € maximum.

EUROVAT represents you officially during your transports to or from France, and during authorities controls, as well as it stores your documents and guarantees their confidentiality.

EUROVAT takes advantage of its qualities, acquired during 25 years of VAT and tax reclaim:

• A deep knowledge of international hauliers.
• A secure expertise in processing administrative documents.
• A strong experience with the authorities such as Tax Authorities and Customs
• Quality customer service : the account managers speaking more than a dozen languages, mostly native speakers of the country they are in charge of.

The “Macron law” applies to every foreign haulier carrying out cabotage or transport operations to or from France. It requires them to be subject to the French working rules:

• remuneration,
• professional equality,
• working time,
• working conditions,
• …

Foreign transport companies posting workers on French territory must also have a representative in France.

Hauliers carrying out cabotage, freight or people transport to or from France. 

It concerns all types of vehicles (heavy or light).

Transit operations and independent drivers are not concerned.

The driver must keep on board the truck:

• A copy of the certificate of posting,
• A copy of his work contract,
• If the driver comes from a temporary work agency: a French translation of his contract with the temporary work agency and of the agreement with the transport company.

A foreign transport company posting drivers in France must provide its French representative with:

• The certificate of postin (sent automatically to the representative through the SIPSI website),
• The contract and Power of Attorney between the transport company and its French representative,
• The payslips of every single driver for every month in France,
• A proof of salary payment.

The french representative must store these documents during 18 months after the expiry date of the certificate of posting. He may have to present these documents in case of control.

The certificate of posting is valid for 6 months maximum.