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V0054-16 ·8 January 2016 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Deliveries of goods in the Canary Islands are not subject to VAT as they are located outside the scope of the tax

A company importing steel into the Canary Islands for processing and resale within the islands has requested clarification on the applicable IGIC rate. The Directorate General for Taxes (DGT) ruled that the transaction does not constitute a taxable event for VAT and stated it lacks jurisdiction to rule on IGIC matters.

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This ruling clarifies the territorial scope of VAT, confirming that certain transactions within the Canary Islands fall outside the VAT area, thereby shifting the tax relevance to the local IGIC regime.

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2016-01-08PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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