VAT bottle deposit amount updates for the VAT Calculation Service reports
May 27th, 2025 by Gibran
Effective August 29, 2025, the following VAT Calculation Service (VCS) reports on Seller Central and the Selling Partner API will be updated for the DE marketplace:
VAT Calculation Report (VCR):
OUR_PRICE Tax Inclusive Selling Price
: The value in this column will now include the full deposit amount (deposit + VAT on deposit).OUR_PRICE Tax Amount
: The value in this column will now include VAT on the deposit.
VAT Invoice Data Report (VIDR):
item-vat-incl-amount
: The value in this column will now include VAT on the bottle deposit amount.item-vat-amount
: The value in this column will now include the sum of the item VAT and the bottle deposit VAT.bottle-deposit-vat-excl-amount
(new column): The bottle deposit amount exclusive of VAT.bottle-deposit-vat-amount
(new column): The bottle deposit VAT amount.
Field name | Existing/New field | Existing value definition | New value definition |
---|---|---|---|
item-vat-incl-amount | Existing field | VAT inclusive item price. | VAT inclusive item price including VAT on bottle deposit. |
item-vat-amount | Existing field | VAT amount of item price. | VAT amount of item price inclusive of VAT on bottle deposit. |
bottle-deposit-vat-excl-amount | New field | The bottle deposit amount exclusive of VAT. | |
bottle-deposit-vat-amount | New field | The bottle deposit VAT amount. |
Who is affected?
Developers with applications that use the VAT Calculation Report (VCR) and VAT Invoice Data Report (VIDR) are affected by this change.
What will happen if I don’t update my application?
If you do not update your application, your application may send non-compliant invoices without a breakdown of the bottle deposit amount and associated VAT to DE marketplace customers.
Which marketplaces are affected?
These changes apply only to orders made on the DE marketplace.
What action is required?
If you have an application that is affected by these changes, you must update your system before August 29, 2025.