Progress

Current status
in force
01 Jul 2021 in force
22 Sep 2020 adopted
12 Feb 2020 adopted
21 Nov 2019 in force
05 Dec 2017 in force

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
International trade
Policy Instrument
Internal taxation of imports
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

01 Jul 2021
in force

Implementation of EU VAT e-commerce package

The EU VAT e-commerce package (VAT for e-commerce) enters into force. It qualifies businesses that facilitate the supply of goods through the use of an online electronic interface as receivers and suppliers of the goods for VAT purposes, leading to …

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
22 Sep 2020
adopted

Postponed implementation of EU VAT e-commerce package

Due to the Covid-19 crisis the implementation of the EU VAT e-commerce package has been postponed to 1 July 2021.

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government
12 Feb 2020
adopted

Commission adopts Regulation on EU VAT e-commerce Package

The European Commission adopts the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/194 including details of the VAT One Stop Shop.

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government
21 Nov 2019
in force

Council adopts implementing measures for EU VAT e-commerce package

European Council adopts implementing measures for EU VAT e-commerce package in order to implement Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
05 Dec 2017
in force

Council adopts EU VAT e-commerce package

On 5 December 2017, the Council adopted the VAT e-commerce package.

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government