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EU targets removal of €150 IOSS threshold

4 October 2026 in

2028 Customs Reforms

EU seeks agreement to extend Import One Stop Shop to higher-value ecommerce imports The EU is targeting a ECOFIN autumn agreement on removing the €150 consignment threshold for the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS), extending the VAT simplification to higher-value ecommerce imports. World's only single

EU Customs Reform Nov 2027: Platforms as Deemed Importers

23 September 2026 in

2028 Customs Reforms

21 September 2027 Platforms take on Customs Deemed Importer obligations: Duties, excise and VAT collections; import reporting; and product liabilities The 2027-28 EU Customs reforms mark the most significant modernisation of European trade law in decades. For e-commerce, the change is dramatic: digital platforms and

EU €2 parcel Customs handling fee Nov 2026 confirmed

19 September 2026 in

Customs

EU approved November 2026 implementation for €2 customs admin charge on small parcel imports The new EU Customs Code published on 19 September 2026 introduces a €2 customs handling fee on low-value parcels valued below €150. This will be from 1 November 2026. The plan

EU 2027-28 Customs Reform completes legal process

19 September 2026 in

Customs

New EU Customs Code brings e-commerce importer liabilities, Customs Data Hub, Trust & Check traders, new fees and tougher penalties On 19 September 2026, a new EU Customs Code was published following 15 Sept EU Parliament approval The major reform of the EU Customs Union tax

EU’s ViDA DRR challenge: 5-day purchase invoice e-reporting

14 September 2026 in

Digital Reporting Requirements

ViDA 2030: purchasers of cross-border goods or services have just 5-days to e-report to tax authorities The 10-day intra-community B2B e-invoicing obligation on sellers has grabbed the headlines, but it's tougher for their customers From July 2030, businesses making qualifying cross-border supplies must issue structured

EU launches Circular VAT consultation ahead of 2027 reform

13 September 2026 in

EU VAT

Brussels considering major changes to second-hand goods, donations and business car VAT deductions to support the circular economy. The European Commission has launched a consultation on reforming EU VAT rules to better support recycling, reuse and other circular economy business models. The initiative, referred to

ViDA’s overlooked 2028 digital identity challenge

10 September 2026 in

Single VAT Registration

What happens when the VAT number can’t be verified? July 2028 EU’s Single VAT Registration reforms will make VAT numbers more important than ever. But what happens when they cannot be validated? One of the least discussed elements of the EU’s VAT in the Digital

EU VAT fraud bigger than feared

9 September 2026 in

EU VAT

EU VAT fraud may be far bigger than assumed, EPPO warns European prosecutors say organised VAT and customs fraud is exposing a much larger criminal economy than traditional VAT Gap estimates suggest. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has warned that fraud could account for

ViDA’s EDIFACT block to cost billions

7 September 2026 in

Digital Reporting requirement

July 2030: should the EU harmonise invoice data, not the format? Challenges to ViDA’s exclusion of EDIFACT as businesses warn billions in costs to changing established invoicing formats The EU has a strong reason for harmonising electronic invoicing - but the focus has been on

EU OSS & IOSS VAT revenues pass €125 billion in 5 yrs

6 September 2026 in

IOSS

One Stop Shop & Import One Stop Shop VAT revenues pass €125 billion as ViDA prepares to extend the single registration model. The EU’s e-commerce VAT reforms have now collected more than €125 billion in VAT through the One Stop Shop (OSS) and Import One

Category: EU

EU targets removal of €150 IOSS threshold

EU Customs Reform Nov 2027: Platforms as Deemed Importers

EU €2 parcel Customs handling fee Nov 2026 confirmed

EU 2027-28 Customs Reform completes legal process

EU’s ViDA DRR challenge: 5-day purchase invoice e-reporting

EU launches Circular VAT consultation ahead of 2027 reform

ViDA’s overlooked 2028 digital identity challenge

EU VAT fraud bigger than feared

ViDA’s EDIFACT block to cost billions

EU OSS & IOSS VAT revenues pass €125 billion in 5 yrs

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