HMRC opens Import One-Stop-Shop portal for e-commerce sales NI to EU The UK’s HMRC has launched 1 March 2024 its own full portal for the EU’s Import One-Stop-Shop IOSS. This enables UK or other non-EU businesses with a UK VAT number to report Northern Ireland
Business using IOSS may incur customs duties debt on import distance sales from March 2028 The EU European Commission unveiled major Customs Union 2028 reforms last month which included the creation of a new ‘Deemed Importer’ model. These are traders importing goods into the EU
March 2028 VAT on all import B2C consignment must be charged at sale in checkout; IOSS €150 limit withdrawn; marketplaces liable for seller VAT and customs; optional Special Arrangements extended As part of yesterday’s EU Customs reforms proposals, the VAT special arrangements threshold of €150
VAT records requirements for sellers, deemed supplier marketplaces and Intermediaries for on-demand VAT audit requests –SAF OSS XML schema The One Stop-Shop (OSS) and Import One Stop-Shop (IOSS) VAT returns were introduced in the EU on 1 July 2021 as part of the e-commerce package.
VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package tackles abuse of Import One Stop-Shop numbers and import VAT evasion Included within the EU VAT in the Digital Age reforms package announced on 8 December 2022, is a measure to help prevent abuse of Import One Stop-Shop IOSS
2025 ‘Facilitating marketplaces’ must take on EU import VAT reporting IOSS obligations as part of VAT in the Digital Age reforms The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package of reforms includes an obligation from 1 January 2025 for facilitating marketplaces to take on their
ViDA: Extension of OSS return for cross-border movement of: own goods; B2C e-commerce; and B2B call-off stock. Likely delay to 2026 Harmonisation of B2B reverse charge. But extension of marketplace ‘deemed supplier’ to EU sellers proposal now dropped The proposed 2025 adoption – now likely
UK informs EU it will continue not to impose checks on goods movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland following EU legal warning; signs of settlement by April 2023 Following the EU’s launching of a third set of Northern Ireland Protocol infringement proceedings in July,
EU extends Brexit infringement deadline to 15 September. EU latest legal action against UK on failure to fully implement Northern Ireland Protocol: Import One-Stop Shop e-commerce VAT return; customs checks of goods between NI and GB; and excise measures The European Commission has started four
Extension of OSS return for cross-border B2C and B2B goods and services transactions as part of VAT in the Digital Age reforms. 3 options for transfers of own goods challenge The European Commission (EC) is set to publish draft VAT Directive amendments by 7 December
