The EU is rewriting the rules of cross-border commerce.
Between 2026 and 2028 the duty exemption disappears, packaging liability goes per-member-state, and customs moves from 27 national systems to one EU Customs Data Hub. This site tracks what changed, when it applies, and what a seller has to do about it — from primary sources.
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ViDA's quiet half: the VAT registrations that disappear in 2028, and the one that replaces them
The e-invoicing headlines are about 2030. For anyone moving goods across EU borders the operative date is 1 July 2028, when OSS swallows domestic B2C sales, call-off stock is retired and a new sche...
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The customs reform is agreed: a handling fee by November, and the Data Hub calendar moves
Council and Parliament settled the customs overhaul on 26 March 2026. A per-parcel handling fee arrives no later than 1 November, platforms become the importer, and the Data Hub dates are no longer...
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The Commission says relief is coming for authorised representatives. It is a proposal, and it is narrower than it sounds
Replying to angry small sellers on Instagram, the Commission points to its December 2025 proposal to suspend the authorised representative obligation until 2035. The proposal is real, still in comm...
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The regulation that arrives today: PPWR and the 27 registrations behind it
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 12 August 2026. It harmonises packaging design and documentation across the EU — and leaves registration and fees national, which is where the cost lands for cr...
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The EU Customs Data Hub: what 2028 actually means for sellers
One EU-level data layer replaces 27 national customs systems, platforms become deemed importers, and the declaration gives way to a continuous data feed. Here is the timeline and what it changes.
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The €150 exemption is gone: what the €3 flat duty actually changes
From 1 July 2026 every parcel entering the EU carries duty. The flat €3 charge is a stopgap until the Customs Data Hub, but the liability shift underneath it is permanent.