Call-off stock arrangements

Call-off stock arrangements is a term used to describe a supply of goods which takes place in the following circumstances:

  • Goods are transported from one Member State to another. The ownership of the goods does not however, transfer until a later date after the arrival of the goods in the second Member State.
  • At the time the goods are transported, the identity of the customer is known to the supplier.
  • When the goods arrive in the second Member State, they are held in stock and are drawn down from stock by that customer, at his or her discretion at a later stage.

Further guidance contains detailed information on the VAT treatment of Call-off stock.