# RewardsPilot for wholesale, retail and e-commerce: points on stock purchases and VAT Figures from members in the sector, 2026-10-01. Stock is the biggest bill a wholesaler, retailer or online seller pays, followed by freight, marketplace fees and VAT. Paid through RewardsPilot, each earns 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of net spend. RewardsPilot's largest member, an online business, has put over £750,000 of supplier, tax and VAT bills through the programme. ## The bills that earn - Stock and supplier invoices - Freight, import duty and courier accounts - Marketplace and advertising invoices - Payroll through CrestPay - VAT and Corporation Tax bills ## What members in the sector do - RewardsPilot's largest member has put over £750,000 through, across supplier invoices, VAT and tax bills. - A trading company put £108,000 of supplier and tax bills through in a month. - Around 15 of RewardsPilot's members are wholesalers, retailers, convenience stores, motor traders or online sellers. Figures are RewardsPilot members' own, rounded, with no business named. ## A typical month | Supplier bills | Payroll | HMRC bills | Eligible spend | Points a month | Points a year | Or cash a month | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | £120,000 | £20,000 | £40,000 | £180,000 | 720,000 | 8,640,000 | £5,400 | A month of £120,000 supplier bills, £20,000 payroll and £40,000 HMRC bills is £180,000 of eligible spend: 720,000 points a month, 8,640,000 a year, or £5,400 a month as cash. At 4 points per £1 of net spend; each point is one airline mile. Avios calculator: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/miles/avios-calculator ## Questions ### Can an overseas supplier be paid? Yes. RewardsPilot pays international supplier invoices; the exchange rate is quoted when the bill is submitted and points are earned on the sterling amount. ### Do Amazon or marketplace fees count? Where the marketplace invoices the business and is paid by bank transfer, yes. Fees deducted automatically from sales proceeds are not a payment the business makes and do not earn points. ### How does a wholesaler earn points with RewardsPilot? By paying the bills it already pays through the programme: supplier invoices, payroll through CrestPay, and HMRC bills such as VAT and PAYE. RewardsPilot invoices the business, pays the bill on its behalf, and credits 4 RewardsPilot points per £1 of the net amount when the invoice payment clears. ### Does the supplier or HMRC know the difference? No. The payee is paid by bank transfer with the business's own reference, on time: RewardsPilot's invoice is due one day before the bill's pay-by date. ### What are the points worth? Each point transfers to one airline mile, Avios included, for flights, upgrades, hotels and car hire. Or the business sells them back for cash at 3% of the spend behind them, paid within 24 hours. Points never expire. ### What does it cost? There is no subscription or set-up fee for qualifying clients. RewardsPilot's invoice carries VAT on its service; for a VAT-registered business using it for taxable activities that VAT is intended to be recoverable through the normal VAT return, subject to its own position. This is not tax advice. Request a call: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/request-a-call · Apply: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/apply --- Canonical URL: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/for/wholesale-and-ecommerce Markdown version: https://www.rewardspilot.co.uk/for/wholesale-and-ecommerce.md Last reviewed: 2026-10-01 Contact: info@rewardspilot.co.uk · 0161 850 2526 YTY LTD trading as RewardsPilot, company number 11880920. Payroll services provided under company number SC576748.