In 2016, the Federal Fiscal Court had to decide, for the very first time, two cases concerning how supplies via consignment stocks are to be treated. The German Ministry of Finance has now taken on these decisions in the VAT Circular. The undifferentiated view of the Frankfurt Regional Tax Office’s Circular is now a thing of the past. Companies, be they suppliers or customers, who have not already become active after the publication of the Court’s decisions, should now examine whether their supplies, made via consignment stocks or other warehouses, are being handled correctly. This is relevant to all supplies from other EU member states as well as from non-EU countries and even for domestic supplies in Germany. Amendments can be made in a transitional phase until 31 December 2017.