Author | Afei@AMZ123

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Tax audits have almost become "commonplace" in the cross-border e-commerce circle.

When a text message arrives, screenshots are sent to the group; when a phone call comes, peers ask each other; who has been interviewed is quickly spread within the circle. After seeing it many times, sellers are somewhat "numb" and feel that tax reminders are annual and monthly, and it may not necessarily happen to themselves so quickly.

But the problem is, numbness aside, when the fourth text message arrives, many people still can't sit still.

The tax bureau has taken action again.

AMZ123 has learned that recently, many Amazon sellers have revealed that they have received tax bureau notices requiring verification and correction of the VAT sales revenue declaration for the third and fourth quarters of 2025.

The notice content shows that the sales revenue previously declared by the relevant sellers differs significantly from the income amount reported by the platform to the tax authorities. Since there have been multiple reminders to verify and correct, and it has not been dealt with to date, the tax bureau requires the declaration correction to be completed as soon as possible; if the delay continues, the tax authorities will take legal action.

Many sellers stated that this is already the fourth round of reminders from the tax bureau. Compared to previous rounds, the tone of this notice is significantly stricter, which has also started to make sellers who were still observing become nervous.

After the news spread, the seller community quickly became chaotic.

Some sellers are still "gambling", thinking that it is just a mass text message and not to be taken too seriously; others still hold the old idea that as long as they haven't received a phone call or been interviewed, they can still drag it out. Tax reminders have not been new in the cross-border circle in the past two years, and after seeing them many times, some sellers' vigilance has actually been worn off, always feeling that it may not necessarily happen to themselves so quickly.

But on the other hand, many sellers have already been "educated" by reality. Some people openly say, "No matter what, if they lock your invoices, you will have to ask them for help. There have been multiple reminders, and it will be more troublesome later, so it's better to honestly go and correct it." There are also sellers who share their experiences, saying that they previously dragged their feet and did not handle it, and later not only had to pay back taxes but also additional late fees, "The longer you drag it out, the more you have to pay."

And many sellers are actually panicked at the moment, but don't know what to do. Some sellers admit that they have always declared based on refunds, and now facing the platform's reporting standards, they suddenly don't know whether to declare based on sales, net refunds, or after deducting refunds and commissions; others report that their finance department doesn't know anything, and the accounting statements are inconsistent, and the more they ask, the more confused they become.

It is not difficult to see from these feedbacks that the reason why this round of notices has made many sellers nervous is that, on the surface, the declared amount and the platform's reported amount do not match; looking deeper, it is that many sellers' past declaration logic and the platform's reporting logic are not on the same frequency at all.

Sellers declare according to their own understanding, and the platform reports according to its own rules. Normally, they each go their own way, but once the tax bureau compares the data from both sides, the differences are exposed all at once.

It is precisely under this anxiety that another type of voice in the comment section has also begun to increase. Some people directly leave a message saying "Private chat, I have a solution", and some also take the opportunity to promote "solutions" such as verification, parks, and individual businesses. Sellers are still worrying about how to declare, and the market has already taken the lead in repackaging various models.

AMZ123 understands that during this period, 9810, 0110, and the so-called "Savvy Mode" have begun to appear frequently in seller groups, comment sections, and financial and tax company rhetoric. Who is suitable for which model, which structure is more stable, which declaration path is more convenient, tables, flowcharts, comparison charts, one after another, are explained in great detail.

But the problem is that although there seem to be many "solutions" in the industry, there are not as many that can actually be followed as imagined.

Let's start with "Savvy Mode".

Previously, AMZ123 also mentioned in articles that after the tax pressure came, "Savvy Mode" was more easily packaged into a seemingly more complete compliance path. But at that time, AMZ123 and the industry's judgment was that small sellers basically couldn't do it.

The reason is not complicated. This model is not just about setting up a Hong Kong company structure, but also involves ODI investment filing, as well as the filing and connection of multiple links such as customs, tax bureaus, and commerce. For sellers with small volumes, incomplete teams, and insufficient foundations, such models are difficult to truly implement.

Then there is 9810.

9810 emphasizes that the main body and the link should correspond as much as possible. For sellers with few stores and relatively concentrated business, there may still be room for sorting out; but for sellers with a store group model, this is almost another matter.

For example, having dozens or hundreds of stores means that the filing subjects, customs declaration materials, and process management must all increase accordingly. Looking more closely, each customs declaration takes time and money, the materials are cumbersome, and the SKU correspondence is also troublesome, so it is not easy to implement in practice.

Some sellers in the industry even say outright that the 9810 path is "almost impossible" for the store group model.

In addition, the discussion of 0110 is also not low.

Many sellers hope to find a processing path that is more suitable for their business through this, but it is not as simple as changing the caliber and supplementing a declaration to really get involved. How to arrange the main body, how to proceed with the link, whether the capital flow, goods flow, and bills can correspond, are all unavoidable practical problems.

Small sellers can't do the Savvy Mode, store group sellers find it difficult to undertake 9810, and the threshold for the implementation of 0110 is also not low. There is no shortage of solutions in the market, but what is lacking is a solution that is truly suitable for most sellers and can be implemented. Of course, this is also the most uncomfortable place for many sellers at the moment.

It seems that there are many paths, but when you really start walking, you find that the thresholds are not low.

What do you think about this? Welcome to discuss in the comments section ~~