Setting Up a UK Company for Books & Stationery

Publishers, resellers and stationery brands use a UK company to sell on Amazon and to retailers.

How to set up your UK company

The process is the same wherever you are in Pakistan, and you never need to travel to the UK. As books & stationery, here is how we get you trading:

1. Register your UK limited company — usually within 24 hours, with directors, shareholders and share structure set up correctly.
2. Get a UK registered office — a UK address for Companies House and HMRC, keeping your home address private.
3. Register for VAT and an EORI where needed — so you can import stock and reclaim or charge VAT correctly (see below).
4. Open a UK business bank account — so your company can receive payments and pay suppliers in GBP.

Banking & getting paid

A UK business or fintech account (such as Wise or Revolut Business) lets your company invoice clients, receive marketplace payouts and pay suppliers in pounds — usually without visiting the UK. We guide non-resident directors through the options and help prepare your documents.

VAT & tax for Books & Stationery

VAT. Printed books, newspapers and magazines are zero-rated (0%) for UK VAT, so you charge no VAT on qualifying books — a real pricing advantage. Stationery is standard-rated at 20%. Imports still need an EORI and import VAT handling.

Corporation tax. Corporation tax on profit. You take money out as a mix of salary and dividends, and we plan this efficiently.

Key considerations for books & stationery

• Zero-rated books vs standard stationery
• E-books VAT treatment
• Import VAT reclaim

How Kingswood helps Books & Stationery

We are UK-headquartered Chartered Certified Accountants with an office in Lahore, so you get UK expertise with local support in Urdu and English. For books & stationery we handle:

• Formation, EORI and VAT
• Correct VAT per product
• Accounts and tax