Guide to international growth with Visualsoft & GFS: How to reboot EU selling with IOSS
Brexit has been the biggest change in our trading history with the EU, and impacted how several organisations do business across the border — right from supply chain to workforce regulations. We’ve gone from a time of borderless trade, to trade borders that come with a new territory of rules, changing the dynamics of the UK’s trade with the EU market.
It’s no surprise then that 47% of UK businesses have stopped or reduced trading with the EU with the prevailing uncertainties around post-Brexit shipping requirements, disruption to service levels and higher delivery costs.
But the EU is our single biggest trading partner making up 43% of the UK’s exports (UKandEU.ac.uk, 2021). So, it’s a market that can’t be ignored especially if you have ambitions to grow sales.
Fortunately, the Import One Stop Shop scheme (IOSS ) was introduced in 2021, specifically designed to simplify the process of importing goods of EU VAT compliance for both importing goods and reporting VAT.
If you’re among the many businesses that are left feeling confused around the legalities and requirements of importing to the EU post Brexit, then you’re in the right place. Because we’ve teamed up with GFS to explain all you need to know about importing to the EU with IOSS (Import One Stop Shop). And we’re keeping it simple… Because it is!
GFS is our trusted delivery partner offering a wide range of delivery solutions through combining managed multi-carrier delivery services with technology and logistics for hundreds of online retailers.
Together, we’re teaming up to put the ‘import’ into the importance of understanding just how simple it can be to navigate through IOSS with our guide, and how you shouldn’t let it affect your potential for International sales and growth.
We'll cover
- What is IOSS?
- Getting Started: IOSS VAT Registration
- Using IOSS Delivery Services
- Frictionless Cross-Border Shipping With Visualsoft and GFS
- And much more
