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Breaking Down New EU VAT Changes

| Mike O'Brien

As of July 1, the EU is updating how retailers calculate Value-Added Tax (VAT) when selling goods into member countries. This extends a 2015 change to include low-cost ecommerce goods under 22 Euros. Peter Boerhof of Vertex helps us better understand the implications for sellers in our latest MCM CommerceChat podcast.

Preparing for Brexit: How Merchant of Record Services Can Help

| Joe Farrell

The UK is set to exit the single market in just four short months. As you seek out ways to mitigate potential issues at the border post-Brexit, what alternative solutions have you considered? Implementing a third-party Merchant of Record (MoR) relieves your business of VAT challenges, enabling you to expand to new markets quickly.

MCM CommerceChat podcast

Coming EU VAT Updates and Their Impact, Explained

| Mike O'Brien

The European Union is making sweeping updates to how retailers need to calculate Value-Added Tax (VAT) when selling goods into its member countries, effective July 1, 2021. Peter Boerhof, EU VAT director for Vertex, explains the various changes and their significance, and the impact for companies selling goods into Europe.

Brexit, Universal Postal Union Causing Cross-Border Ecommerce Uncertainty

| Tim Parry

The global shipping landscape may be disrupted this fall, depending on the outcome of two major geopolitical events, and cross-border ecommerce sellers need to brace themselves for the potential changes. Experts discuss the ramifications of both Brexit in the UK and a possible U.S. pullout from the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

Cross-Border Shipping: Overcoming Global Headwinds, Trade Issues

| MCM staff

The global shipping landscape may go through one and possibly two seismic shifts this fall: either a Brexit in the UK, a U.S. pullout from the Universal Postal Union, or both. So how should you prepare? How quickly can you adjust your shipping plans? This latest special report from MCM taps experts and explores these issues in detail.