The CLS Blog

Jul 15, 2021

Cross Border Trade: Is OSS Only A Transitional Solution?

The OSS solution introduced by the EU VAT Ecommerce package is designed to facilitate cross border trade. We believe this will only be a transitional solution.

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Jun 30, 2021

Der Standard: "China-Schnäppchen" werden teurer: Welche Regeln ab 1. Juli gelten

Austrian newspaper Der Standard talks with CLS experts Walter Trezek and Martin Füll about the impact of the IOSS (in German). Einfuhr-Umsatzsteuer wird ab dem ersten Cent verrechnet, die meisten Kunden dürften dank "Import One Stop Shop" aber von Formalitäten verschont bleiben: Author Georg Pichler, 29 June 2021.

Jun 16, 2021

One Stop Shop (OSS): Simplifying Intra-EU VAT Payment

Ecommerce Big Bang Series: The EU VAT e-commerce package and VAT for intra-EU ecommerce. A guide to the simplified VAT payment option, the One Stop Shop (OSS).

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Jun 11, 2021

IOSS: How The Import One Stop Shop Simplifies Ecommerce VAT Payments

Ecommerce Big Bang Series: IOSS Import One Stop Shop – The simplified VAT payment model introduced on 1 July 2021 as part of the EU eCommerce VAT Package.

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Jun 08, 2021

B2C E Commerce from 1.7.21: Impact of the EU e-Commerce VAT Package

Ecommerce Big Bang Series: Our guide to the changes coming on 1 July 2021: Before & After – How the EU e-Commerce VAT package impacts B2C e commerce.

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Feb 03, 2021

Ecommerce Trends 2020: The Impact Of COVID-19 On Ecommerce In 2020

Discover the impact of COVID-19 on online sales of products and services, brick-and-mortar business and ecommerce trends 2020 in Ecommerce Europe member survey

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Jan 27, 2021

Ecommerce: Steps To End VAT Evasion and Online Retail Fraud

Digitalized processes & harmonized labels enhance the security and transparency of global delivery, generating revenue by ending VAT and online retail fraud.

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Jan 05, 2021

International Ecommerce: 8 Factors Impacting Online Retail in 2021

8 factors including mandatory EAD for commercial items and the One Stop Shop (OSS) system for fiscal representation will shape international ecommerce in 2021.

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Nov 30, 2020

Import Customs Clearance & Low Value Consignments

Harmonized UPU & CEN specifications for import customs clearance and presenting LVC creates level playing field for posts & CEP operators from July 2021

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Oct 12, 2020

One Stop Global: Electronic Advanced Data in the Global Postal Network

Oct 2020: UPU CC Chairman Walter Trezek moderates BNEW session One Stop Global on electronic advanced pre-declaration for cross-border ecommerce globally.

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Oct 01, 2020

EC publishes explanatory notes on the EU VAT Ecommerce Package

On 30 September 2020, the European Commission published Explanatory Notes on the new VAT ecommerce rules. These rules come into force on 1 July 2021, simplifying VAT obligations for companies carrying out cross-border sales of goods or services (mainly online) to end consumers, and ensuring that the VAT on these sales is paid correctly to the Member State in which the supply takes place.

The notes contain in-depth explanations and clarifications, including practical examples for suppliers or electronic interfaces (e.g. marketplace, platform) involved in ecommerce transactions, demonstrating how to apply the rules. The explanatory notes are intended to help online businesses, in particular SMEs, to understand their VAT obligations arising from cross-border deliveries to EU consumers.

Sep 17, 2020

Digital Post Services: This Is A Revolution, Not Evolution

The Commerce Logistics Specialists help digital post services retool and refocus for success in a rapidly changing technological and regulatory environment.

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