Customs

Are you an online retailer with customers in the EU?

Set up an EU company that can handle VAT registration and payment for you through the IOSS. Save on your costs and offer better prices as well as better experience to your customers.

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The OSS at work: VAT rates in the European Union

In line with new regulations, the MOSS (Mini One Stop Shop) will be renamed to OSS (One Stop Shop) and extended to cover a wide range of goods.

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Non-EU shipping regulations: VAT and customs duty

Although most of our clients operate in Hungary to be able to trade within the European Union, shipments from outside the EU are important to many of them. If you are shipping from a non-EU country, where and when to pay VAT and customs duty becomes a crucial factor in calculating costs. Planning to purchase …

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IOSS: the VAT system for e-commerce into the EU

Starting from 1 July 2021, VAT will apply to all non-EU purchases. The regulation change will have a significant effect on distance sales into the European Union. In order to facilitate the collection, declaration, and payment of VAT under the new regulations, the IOSS scheme was created for sellers as an extension to the already …

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VAT exemption of non-EU purchases ends in July

If you buy goods from outside the European Union often, you probably know that value added tax and customs duty do not apply to such purchases under a certain value. But have you heard that the regulation is about to change? The new rules eliminating VAT exemption for non-EU purchases will take effect on 1 …

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Tax refund at the customs check

Imagine that you are at Budapest Airport, waiting at the customs check and about to leave Hungary. As a non-EU resident, you are entitled to value added tax refund after your purchases made in the European Union. However, the conditions are quite complex. The regulation (see the European Commission’s website for more information) focuses on …

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