Suriname

Although Amazon Web Services, Inc. (“AWS”) is established in the United States, it is registered for Suriname VAT and required to charge VAT on services provided remotely to Suriname customers not registered for VAT (“B2C”). AWS’s online pricing does not include applicable taxes, and VAT at 10% will be added to our charges for taxable cloud services and marketplace purchases. 

If you have accounts located in Suriname, AWS Inc. charges local VAT on all service charges to B2C customers, incurred from 1 October 2024. All VAT collected from customers in Suriname will be paid to the Suriname Revenue Authority.

AWS collects TRNs associated with VAT in certain countries to determine your status, as a business (B2B) or private / non-business customer (B2C), as this is a key factor to determine AWS’ liability to charge VAT on your service charges.

If you have a Suriname Tax Registration Number (also known as a "Vastnummer" in Suriname), please visit the Tax Settings page of the AWS Billing Console and confirm or update your details, including your Business Legal Address for all of your account(s). You are required to provide us your Tax Registration Number to us if you have one. 

For more information on TRNs please visit Tax Help- Tax Registration Numbers.

AWS Inc. also issues valid VAT invoices, available in the Bills section of the console under the header “Tax Invoices”.

If you have a valid TRN associated with VAT, please visit the Tax Settings page of the AWS Billing Console and confirm or update your details, including your Business Legal Address for all of your account(s). This will ensure that your TRN is displayed on the VAT invoices issued by AWS Inc.

If you have a valid TRN added to your account, AWS Inc. will not charge you VAT.  As a business customer (B2B), it is your responsibility to self-assess and pay Suriname VAT under the reverse charge mechanism in accordance with Article 11, paragraph 2 of Suriname Value Added Tax Law.

For information on how to receive a VAT invoice from AWS please visit our Knowledge Centre- How do I get a VAT invoice from AWS?

At the moment of invoicing, AWS determines the location of each individual account, based on certain information, including your TRN, your Billing address and your Contact address. The result of AWS’ determination is shown as the “Tax Address” on the Tax Settings page of each account.

If you have a consolidated billing family, please note that each account is assessed individually: linked accounts do not inherit the Tax Address or the TRN of the payer account.

The payer account can view the Tax Address of all their linked accounts on their own Tax Settings page of each account.

For more information please see Tax Help- Location.

For additional information on the application of VAT in Suriname, please visit the website of the Suriname Revenue Authority.

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