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EU canceled the tax exemption policy for overseas direct mail parcels, and non-EU based seller’s cross-border e-commerce faces challenges

The EU has made some important changes to the VAT rules, which will take effect on July 1, 2021. The VAT rules regarding cross-border B2C e-commerce activities will change. The fundamental reason for these changes is to overcome the tax barriers of cross-border online sales and solve the problems arising… Read More »EU canceled the tax exemption policy for overseas direct mail parcels, and non-EU based seller’s cross-border e-commerce faces challenges

The know of WEEE regulations: what do sellers need to know about the importance of WEEE regulations?

Recently, many sellers are talking about their products being delisted because of WEEE non-compliance. Amazon did not even notify them of the information and their products were suddenly delisted.  Although this regulation has been promulgated for a long time, many sellers still do not realize its importance. Today we will… Read More »The know of WEEE regulations: what do sellers need to know about the importance of WEEE regulations?

European Union’s plastic ban has been implemented, and e-commerce sellers are on the potential “blacklist”

One month ago, the largest EU e-commerce platform Amazon issued an announcement on “helping to improve the recyclability of products and packaging”. Intending to reduce product waste and usage is the top priority of the UK and EU regulatory agencies, hoping to reduce product packaging and recycling to expand more… Read More »European Union’s plastic ban has been implemented, and e-commerce sellers are on the potential “blacklist”

Deadline for the compliance submission of EU Representatives for Amazon sellers

Multiple Amazon sellers received a notification email that they need to submit EU Representatives’ information by the end of August 2021. This product compliance requirement is like an ultimatum given by the platform to sellers without a European representative, reminding sellers to seize the time to improve the compliance information… Read More »Deadline for the compliance submission of EU Representatives for Amazon sellers

Meaning and types of the CE mark

Products exported to the European Union normally have a”CE” mark on them. Only when the product is printed with the CE mark can it be sold in EU countries, and the product needs to be accompanied by a CE (Declaration of Conformity) certificate. So what meaning does this CE mark… Read More »Meaning and types of the CE mark

What is the role of the EU authorized representative?

According to the EU market surveillance regulations that will be implemented on July 16, 2021, if products with the CE marking want to enter the EU market for sale, the CE-marked products need to have an EU responsible person as a point of contact for compliance. If a product outside the EU lacks information from an EU authorized representative and enters the market for sale hastily, it will face a strict audit by the EU market supervision authorities. What is the role of the EU authorized representative? Who should sign the DoC to be valid? How to choose a qualified EU authorized representative?

EU authorized representative vs. EU importer

What is the essential difference between the EU authorized representative and EU importer? Can the seller act as an EU importer of the product? Duties of the EU representative. Responsibilities of EU importer.