# EU or Not > Independent tracking of the rules that govern selling into the European Union: customs reform and the EU Customs Data Hub, de minimis, packaging and EPR, VAT, product compliance and market surveillance. Independent, primary-source reporting on EU cross-border commerce regulation. Text is licensed CC BY 4.0 — reuse permitted with attribution to euornot.eu and a link. Every article below is also available as raw Markdown at the same URL + `index.md`. The full corpus in one file: https://euornot.eu/llms-full.txt ## Articles - [ViDA's quiet half: the VAT registrations that disappear in 2028, and the one that replaces them](https://euornot.eu/vida-single-vat-registration-2028/): 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 scheme covers transfers of your own stock. Published 2026-08-14. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/vida-single-vat-registration-2028/index.md - [The customs reform is agreed: a handling fee by November, and the Data Hub calendar moves](https://euornot.eu/customs-reform-agreed-handling-fee-data-hub-dates/): 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 the ones from the 2023 proposal. Published 2026-08-14. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/customs-reform-agreed-handling-fee-data-hub-dates/index.md - [The Commission says relief is coming for authorised representatives. It is a proposal, and it is narrower than it sounds](https://euornot.eu/commission-authorised-representative-suspension/): 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 committee, and covers producers established in the EU — not sellers outside it. Published 2026-08-14. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/commission-authorised-representative-suspension/index.md - [The regulation that arrives today: PPWR and the 27 registrations behind it](https://euornot.eu/ppwr-eu-2025-40-applies-today/): 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 cross-border sellers. Published 2026-08-12. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/ppwr-eu-2025-40-applies-today/index.md - [The EU Customs Data Hub: what 2028 actually means for sellers](https://euornot.eu/eu-customs-data-hub-2028/): 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. Published 2026-08-05. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/eu-customs-data-hub-2028/index.md - [The €150 exemption is gone: what the €3 flat duty actually changes](https://euornot.eu/eu-de-minimis-ends-3-euro-flat-duty/): 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. Published 2026-07-01. Markdown: https://euornot.eu/eu-de-minimis-ends-3-euro-flat-duty/index.md ## Reference - [Customs and low-value imports](https://euornot.eu/topics/customs/): De minimis, the flat duty, the customs debtor, and the road to the EU Customs Data Hub. - [Packaging and extended producer responsibility](https://euornot.eu/topics/epr/): PPWR, per-member-state registration, authorised representatives and national EPR fees. - [VAT on cross-border sales](https://euornot.eu/topics/vat/): OSS and IOSS, the ViDA package, single VAT registration and the 2030 digital reporting rules. - [Timeline](https://euornot.eu/timeline/): Dated milestones for EU commerce rules, 2026–2034. - [Grants](https://euornot.eu/grants/): 29 non-dilutive funding programmes for startups in Europe — EU-wide instruments and national schemes, with stage, sector, amount and official page. - [aws Preseed & Seedfinancing](https://euornot.eu/grants/aws-preseed-seedfinancing/): Austria. Preseed: up to €89K–€100K; Seedfinancing: up to €356K–€400K (non-repayable grants). Official page: https://www.aws.at/en/aws-preseed-seedfinancing/ - [Cascade Funding](https://euornot.eu/grants/cascade-funding/): EU-wide and pan-European. €5K – €200K (varies by program/hub). Official page: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/spaces/IT/pages/25559615/Cascade+Funding+Calls+Financial+Support+for+Third+Parties+FSTP - [EIC Accelerator](https://euornot.eu/grants/eic-accelerator/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €2.5M grant + up to €15M equity investment. Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-accelerator_en - [EIC Pathfinder](https://euornot.eu/grants/eic-pathfinder/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €3M (Open); up to €4M (Challenges). Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder_en - [EIC Step (European Innovation Council)](https://euornot.eu/grants/eic-step-european-innovation-council/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €2.5M grant + €7.5M equity investment. Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities_en - [EIC Transition](https://euornot.eu/grants/eic-transition/): EU-wide and pan-European. €500K – €2.5M grant. Official page: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-transition_en - [EIT Accelerator (KIC Programs)](https://euornot.eu/grants/eit-accelerator-kic-programs/): EU-wide and pan-European. €15K – €100K+ non-dilutive; business plan prizes vary. Official page: https://www.eit.europa.eu/our-activities/opportunities - [ERC Starting Grant](https://euornot.eu/grants/erc-starting-grant/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €1.5M over 5 years (up to €2.5M for relocating researchers). Official page: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/starting-grant - [ESA BIC (Business Incubation Centres)](https://euornot.eu/grants/esa-bic-business-incubation-centres/): EU-wide and pan-European. €50K – €250K cash + in-kind support (varies by national BIC). Official page: https://booster.esa-bic.de/funding-opportunities/ - [Eurostars](https://euornot.eu/grants/eurostars/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €500K per project (national agency co-funding). Official page: https://www.eurekanetwork.org/programmes/eurostars/ - [EXIST Forschungstransfer](https://euornot.eu/grants/exist-forschungstransfer/): Germany. €180K+. Official page: https://exist.de/programm/exist-forschungstransfer/foerderantrag-stellen/ - [EXIST Gründerstipendium](https://euornot.eu/grants/exist-grunderstipendium/): Germany. €2,500–€3,000/month stipend per founder + €30K project budget (12 months). Official page: https://exist.de/en/programm/exist-gruendungsstipendium/ - [FFG General Programme](https://euornot.eu/grants/ffg-general-programme/): Austria. Up to €3M per project; 50% of costs (up to 70% for startups). Official page: https://www.ffg.at/en/programme/general-programme - [French Tech Rise](https://euornot.eu/grants/french-tech-rise/): France. Up to €500K grant. Official page: https://lafrenchtech.gouv.fr/en/programme/french-tech-rise-2/ - [GOBio Next (EIC / Horizon Europe)](https://euornot.eu/grants/gobio-next-eic-horizon-europe/): EU-wide and pan-European. Up to €2.5M grant (proof of concept) + follow-on funding options. Official page: https://www.go-bio.de/gobio/en/go-bio/go-bio-next/go-bio-next.html - [Horizon Europe (Clusters)](https://euornot.eu/grants/horizon-europe-clusters/): EU-wide and pan-European. €1M – €10M+ depending on call. Official page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon - [I-Lab Innovation Contest](https://euornot.eu/grants/i-lab-innovation-contest/): France. Up to €600K (maturation grant). Official page: https://www.francealumni.fr/en/news/the-27th-i-lab-contest-opens-promoting-the-best-innovative-projects-9512 - [I-Nov Innovation Competition](https://euornot.eu/grants/i-nov-innovation-competition/): France. €1M – €5M co-financing; R&D projects over 12–36 months. Official page: https://www.bpifrance.fr/nos-appels-a-projets-concours/appel-a-projets-concours-dinnovation-i-nov - [Innobooster (Innovation Fund Denmark)](https://euornot.eu/grants/innobooster-innovation-fund-denmark/): Denmark. Up to DKK 5M (~€670K); 50–75% of eligible costs. Official page: https://innovationsfonden.dk/en/p/innobooster - [Innosuisse Startup Grant](https://euornot.eu/grants/innosuisse-startup-grant/): Switzerland. Up to CHF 150K per phase (3 phases = up to CHF 450K total). Official page: https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/start-up-innovation-projects - [Innovation Norway](https://euornot.eu/grants/innovation-norway/): Norway. Phase 1: up to NOK 150K; Phase 2: up to NOK 1M; Phase 3: up to NOK 2M. Official page: https://en.innovasjonnorge.no/article/startups - [LIFE Programme](https://euornot.eu/grants/life-programme/): EU-wide and pan-European. €1M – €5M+ (55–60% co-financing rate). Official page: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/life_en - [NEOTEC (CDTI)](https://euornot.eu/grants/neotec-cdti/): Spain. Up to €250K loan at 0% interest (repayable). Official page: https://www.cdti.es/en/ayudas/neotec - [SPRIND (Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen)](https://euornot.eu/grants/sprind-bundesagentur-fur-sprunginnovationen/): Germany. €100K – €10M+ per project; milestone-based. Official page: https://www.sprind.org/en/actions/your-project - [UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)](https://euornot.eu/grants/ukri-uk-research-and-innovation/): United Kingdom. €20K – €4M+ depending on programme and sector. Official page: https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/ - [Vinnova Innovation Fund](https://euornot.eu/grants/vinnova-innovation-fund/): Sweden. SEK 500K – 3M (~€45K–€270K) per project. Official page: https://www.vinnova.se/en/apply-for-funding/ - [VLAIO Research Project Grant](https://euornot.eu/grants/vlaio-research-project-grant/): Belgium (Flanders). Up to €3M; 25–60% of eligible costs (higher for SMEs). Official page: https://www.vlaio.be/en/subsidies/research-project - [Women TechEU](https://euornot.eu/grants/women-techeu/): EU-wide and pan-European. €75K grant + coaching & mentoring. Official page: https://womentecheurope.eu/ - [ZIM Program (Central Innovation Programme for SMEs)](https://euornot.eu/grants/zim-program-central-innovation-programme-for-smes/): Germany. Up to €380K per project (~45–55% of eligible costs). Official page: https://www.zim.de/ZIM/Navigation/DE/Meta/Englisch/englisch.html - [About](https://euornot.eu/about/): Scope, sourcing method, corrections policy, contact. ## Optional - [RSS feed](https://euornot.eu/feed.xml) - [Sitemap](https://euornot.eu/sitemap.xml)