Over 150,000 traders adopt single import VAT declaration The latest data on the uptake of the 2021-introduced Import One-Stop Shop (‘IOSS’) reveals continued strong grow in number of sellers, retailer and marketplaces adopting in single return for import VAT. In 2023, a further 21,800 traders
Working Party on Tax Questions debates Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) in Conjunction with the 2028 EU Customs Reforms On 27 March, the Council of the European Union’s Working Party on Tax Questions will meet again to continue the exchange of views on Import One-Stop
Optional single EU return for €150 consignment import VAT reporting The EU e-commerce VAT package has now come into force on 1 July 2021, including the introduction of the new pan-EU Import One-Stop Ship (IOSS) return. March 2025 update: as part of the ViDA reforms,
March 2028 VAT on all import B2C consignment must be charged at sale in checkout; IOSS €150 limit withdrawn; marketplaces liable for seller VAT and customs; optional Special Arrangements extended As part of 2028 EU Customs reforms proposals, the VAT special arrangements threshold of €150
EU Working Party on Tax reviews Fiscal representation to encourage adoption of IOSS and close VAT fraud Proposals are being discussed on 6 November 2024 at the EU’s Working Party on Tax Questions to reform the Import One-Stop Shop reporting to shut down VAT fraud
Parliament comments on EC IOSS threshold removal proposal The European Parliament has produced a briefing on the European Commissions proposals for e-commerce import VAT reforms. This includes: Removal of IOSS €150 threshold reporting limit Extend deemed supplier obligations for marketplaces facilitating consignments exceeding €150 Removal
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
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.
