Category: Amazon

This guest post has been written by our partners at InterCultural Elements. An Amazon seller account suspension can be an expensive and difficult obstacle to overcome for any type of retailer, especially if you’re selling internationally. The marketplace is known…

Brexit: Will Amazon and Ebay collect UK VAT on your behalf?   As an Amazon seller, you may have received a communication from the marketplace explaining changes to the VAT treatment of your supplies in the UK from 1 January 2021. This message from…

Amazon expansion into Sweden: what are the tax implications?  Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon.se, the latest Amazon store in a country where consumers are keen online shoppers with a high purchase power.   The expansion to a new market means further business opportunities for sellers,…

Selling on Amazon after Brexit: Sellers informed of changes to fulfilment options in preparation for the end of the transition period With so much going on in the world right now, it’s understandable that Brexit and it’s impacts might not…

What you need to know to get started on Amazon.nl Amazon has been making major announcements over the last few months about their most recent European expansion: the Netherlands. Sellers currently operating within the EU have been receiving information from Amazon on how to set…

What is the VAT On Electronic Commerce (VOEC) Scheme? Norway is updating it’s VAT systems for low value goods being imported directly to private customers. As of the 1st April 2020, the new VAT On Electronic Commerce (VOEC) scheme will come into force….

Will these changes to French VAT law affect your business? From January 1st 2020, the French tax authority will be making digital marketplaces jointly liable for the VAT due by sellers suspected of ignoring their French VAT obligations.   As a new year resolution, France is going on a real hunt for e-commerce fraudsters and online marketplaces are currently in the…

Germany requested by the EU to withdraw legal changes affecting EU e-commerce retailers This will probably come as a relief for many e-commerce sellers who dreaded having their accounts potentially shut on Ebay or Amazon German marketplaces.   In October 2019, the European Commission decided…

Guest Post by Jia Li from InterCultural Elements Amazon, the biggest e-commerce platform with over 310 million active customers worldwide makes it easy to sell internationally. Despite Brexit uncertainty, its services such as Amazon Global Selling and the Fulfillment By Amazon…

Selling on Amazon Japan: Could and should you be selling on Amazon Japan? Amazon Japan is growing quickly and represents a fantastic opportunity to grow a business. Here are some facts about Amazon in Japan which might surprise you: Japan…