22 May 2025| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, IOSS| TAGS: e-commerce, EU, foreign businesses, new VAT rules, platform economy
The European Commission has announced new VAT rules relating to distance sales of imported goods. The aim is to reinforce the collection of VAT and encourage increased use of the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) by foreign traders and platforms.
27 February 2024| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, EU VAT, HMRC, IOSS| TAGS: e-commerce, HMRC, IOSS, Northern Ireland
From 1 March 2024, businesses in Northern Ireland or Norway, which sell low-value goods imported from outside the EU and Northern Ireland to customers inside those regions can register with HMRC to use the import one stop shop (IOSS) system. Currently, Northern Irish businesses are only able to register for the IOSS in an EU member state.
13 October 2023| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, high-volume addresses, HMRC campaign| TAGS: e-commerce, NETPs, online marketplace rules
The use of high-volume addresses as the principal place of business has increased in recent years. Businesses registered for VAT at a high-volume address will be asked by HMRC to prove they are established in the UK.
Many of these addresses are being used by overseas established business and are potentially being used by some traders to avoid being treated as a Non-Established Taxable Person (NETP) by online marketplaces.
As a result, some online marketplaces are not collecting and paying the VAT due on behalf of the trader.
18 August 2023| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, GST, Jersey, New legislation| TAGS: e-commerce, GST, import, Jersey
With effect from 1 July 2023, Jersey has introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) on sales of e-commerce goods made to consumers in Jersey by non-resident businesses. There is a registration threshold of £300,000. When purchasing goods from overseas retailers who become registered for GST, consumers will pay 5% GST to the supplier (vendor) at the point of sale.
24 May 2023| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, VAT, VAT registration| TAGS: digital services, e-commerce, ESS, GST, VAT
The trend for businesses to provide services digitally or online has accelerated significantly in recent years, particularly following the COVID pandemic. The Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Sales Tax (GST) compliance obligations of businesses providing digital or electronically supplied services (ESS) are increasing. Tax authorities increasingly require overseas businesses to register for and charge local VAT/GST on their B2C supplies of ESS.
23 June 2021| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, VAT| TAGS: e-commerce, EU, VAT
From July 2021, the VAT rules on EU cross-border business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce activities will change. Here you can access the European Commission’s published guidance on the new rules.
3 October 2020| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, VAT| TAGS: e-commerce, EU, July 2021, VAT
The European Commission has published Explanatory Notes on the new EU VAT rules for e-commerce which come into effect on 1 July 2021. We look at what businesses need to do to prepare for the changes.
23 July 2020| CATEGORIES: Brexit| TAGS: Brexit, e-commerce, new VAT rules
New VAT rules will apply to sales of goods by overseas businesses to GB customers after the Brexit transition period ends. Find out more about the new UK VAT registration obligation.
15 June 2020| CATEGORIES: e-Commerce, Tax, VAT| TAGS: e-commerce, VAT
The European Commission has decided to postpone the entry into force of the VAT e-commerce Directive to take account of the difficulties that businesses and Member States are facing due to the Coronavirus crisis.
