Navigating VAT in the shipping & transportation
industry

Maximise VAT recovery: reclaim more on your shipping and transport spend

Up to

25%

May be eligible for VAT recovery, offering significant savings!

Benefits

Maximise budgets

Foreign VAT exposure often results
from VAT incurred on:

Fuel and logistics costs

Reclaim VAT on essential fuels – such as marine, diesel, and aviation, as well as freight-forwarding and logistics services used across international routes.

Fuel and logistics costs

Transportation costs

Recover VAT on road, rail, and air transport services used to move goods, equipment, or personnel, including specialised handling for oversized or regulated cargo.

Transportation costs

Meetings, events, conferences and tradeshows

Reclaim VAT on event registration, accommodation, travel, and participation fees at global shipping and logistics industry events.

Meetings, events, conferences and tradeshows

Shipping operations

VAT recovery on port and terminal handling fees, warehousing charges, and storage costs related to goods in transit or awaiting delivery.

Shipping operations

The shipping and transportation industry loses millions in unclaimed VAT refunds every year

Managing global fleets, navigating port authorities, and coordinating freight across continents involves more than logistics – it requires rigorous cost control. VAT IT Reclaim helps shipping and transportation companies reclaim VAT across fuel, freight, storage, and travel, turning complex admin into reclaimed value.

Other high value expenses

Shipping and Transportation industry FAQs

Explore our FAQs to learn how VAT recovery can support your industry, improve efficiency, and help you save more.

What VAT can shipping and transportation companies reclaim?

Recoverable costs include fuel and logistics services, road, rail, and air transport, shipping operations like port and terminal fees, and spend on global industry events.

How can shipping companies ensure they’re complying with VAT laws?

By keeping valid invoices, applying the correct VAT rules per route or country, and ensuring all claims are properly documented.

How does VAT IT support the shipping and transportation sector?

We manage VAT recovery end to end, ensure compliance across borders, and help maximise eligible refunds with minimal admin.

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