I ordered first time directly through a Chinese company (couldn’t find it elsewhere) and everything went smooth.
Today I received an email asking for a Tax ID.
"As per customs requirements, we need to provide the recipient’s email address and tax identification number. For individuals, this would be your identification number."
I suppose they’re asking for my AHV. But am I really supposed to give that to them? I read in some other posts people saying do not hand out your AHV, others saying they need it for customs clearance.
Thank you for your help.
Ps: the company is https://kica-care.com/de
Chinese Seller asking for AHV (tax identification)
byu/Sc0rpy4 inSwitzerland
Posted by Sc0rpy4
5 Comments
They are probably asking for your VAT number if you are a business. Say you don’t have one and ordering as an individual.
What can happen when one tells the AHV number to anyone else?
Only Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea require TAX ID to process in inbound shipping, however the seller wants to avoid hassle with shipping courier clearance issues and asks in advance just in case.
My advice is to just make a made up TAX ID or simply make a typo in your AHV.
Well, your AHV is not your tax id. That is usually called “register nr.” but there is no reason to share any of these to a seller. To me that sounds sketchy and exposes you a little to identity theft down the line.
I would, like others recommended here, share a random number or cancel the order 🙈
just make one up. It’s not worth arguing about.
they do not mean your AHV number.
individuals don’t have tax ID numbers