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The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) is set to become applicable on December 13, 2024. This new regulation will replace the General Product Safety Directive and Food Imitating Product Directive. It introduces comprehensive requirements for most non-food consumer products offered for sale in the EU.

Amazon will enforce strict CE marking requirements for battery-related products sold on its platform. This change, aligned with the new EU Batteries Regulation, will take effect on August 18, 2024. With only a month left before the deadline, sellers who fail to comply will risk their products being removed from the platform.

Starting January 1, 2025, a German regulation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Single-Use Plastic will come into effect, impacting sellers of products containing single-use plastics on Amazon.de and other online marketplaces.

The VAT One-Stop Shop, commonly referred to as VAT OSS or simply OSS, is an electronic portal introduced on July 1, 2021. It simplifies VAT obligations for businesses engaged in cross-border eCommerce within the EU. The OSS replaces the previous Mini One-Stop Shop (MOSS) system, expanding its scope to cover more types of B2C transactions.

Since 1 July 2022, every company that places packaged goods on the German market on a commercial basis must register with the LUCID Packaging Register.

Avalara, a major tax compliance partner for Amazon, has announced it will cease providing VAT reporting services for Amazon's Pan-European (PAN EU) and Central & Eastern European (CEE) seller programs effective November 1st, 2024.

The IOSS VAT scheme allows suppliers selling goods valued at €150 or less to EU consumers to collect the VAT due at the point of sale and declare it via a monthly IOSS VAT return filed in just one EU member state. This provides a more efficient "green channel" customs process.

Pan-European FBA is an Amazon service that allows sellers to store their inventory in a centralized network of fulfillment centers across Europe. This strategic placement of inventory enables sellers to efficiently fulfill orders to customers in multiple European marketplaces, reducing logistics costs and delivery times. With pan-european fba, sellers can access a larger customer base and streamline their cross-border fulfillment processes, all while maintaining a single inventory and order management system.

Intrastat is a crucial aspect of doing business within the European Union, especially for e-commerce sellers who engage in cross-border trade. It serves as the mechanism for collecting statistics on the trade in goods between EU member states, ensuring that businesses and governments have accurate and timely data.