The EU will abolish the EUR 150 customs duty exemption for small parcels from 1 July 2026, replacing it with a fixed EUR 3 duty per item if VAT is paid via IOSS. A Union‑wide customs handling fee will start in November 2026, while several Member States have already introduced national fees from 1 January 2026. Additionally, the EU will incentivise the IOSS mechanism for B2C distance sales from 1 July 2028 and is working to remove the EUR 150 threshold for IOSS.
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Innovate Tax · about 19 hours ago
EU will impose a temporary €3 customs duty per item on low-value consignments from 1 July 2026. Poland ended its fuel VAT cut on 30 June 2026. Nigeria's second wave of e-invoicing becomes mandatory from 1 July 2026.
Innovate Tax · 3 days ago
The article summarises recent VAT and customs duty changes across the EU, UK, Poland, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Nigeria, Gibraltar, Argentina and Ireland.
VatIT · 3 days ago
EU: The ViDA package, now EU law, introduces mandatory e-invoicing, platform VAT collection and a single VAT registration system effective from 14 April 2025. Key deadlines include 1 July 2030 for mandatory B2B e-invoicing, 1 January 2030 for platform VAT collection, and 1 July 2028 for OSS extension.
1stopVAT · 6 days ago
EU Commission has issued technical guidelines on how the new EUR 3 customs duty for low-value goods will be calculated, effective from 1 July 2026. The guidelines clarify that the duty is levied at customs clearance and is excluded from the taxable amount for IOSS-registered vendors, while it is included in the VAT base for standard import procedures and special arrangements.
Customs Support Group · 7 days ago
EU steel import safeguard changes effective 1 July 2026, halving duty-free quotas to 18.3 million tonnes and doubling out-of-quota tariff to 50%. Importers must also meet new melt-and-pour origin documentation and monitor tighter quotas across 30 product categories.
Numeral · 9 days ago
The EU imposes VAT on SaaS and software sales, applying a customer-location rule for both B2B and B2C transactions. SaaS sellers must collect VAT IDs, validate them via VIES, and apply the reverse charge for B2B sales to VAT-registered buyers.
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Read the full article at TwoBirdsThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 8 January 2026. It relates to VAT developments in European Union. The original source is TwoBirds.
