Postal tariffs from the 1970s to the present: how terminal dues and changing rate systems reflect international development and shape the global postal network ..read more

The EU’s 2023 ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) reform impacts ecommerce, with e-invoicing, single VAT registration, and mandatory use of IOSS for B2C imports ..read more

Exploring changes to postal customs clearance procedures and VAT payments following the 1.7.2021 EU VAT Ecommerce Package ..read more

The Commerce Logistics Briefing Series: bite-sized news on the UPU & Postal Industry, (E)Commerce, Postal Standardization, Transport and Logistics via LinkedIn ..read more

Ecommerce is growing and will continue to grow – so far, no surprise. Ecommerce as a part of global commerce is becoming increasingly important: in 2020, ecommerce already accounted for 22% of global retail, and the annual growth (further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic) was 26%. Yet there is still a lot of potential upside. While ecommerce already accounts for 50% of retail in China, resulting in the largest ecommerce market in the world by far, the share in most Western countries is between 10-15% (with the exception of the UK at 23%). Marketplaces with their associated platform economi ..read more

Some postal operators are planning to charge postal fees for the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS). What are the options for a more expensive postal channel ..read more

The OSS solution introduced by the EU VAT Ecommerce package is designed to facilitate cross border trade. We believe this will only be a transitional solution ..read more

Austrian newspaper Der Standard talks with CLS experts Walter Trezek and Martin Füll about the impact of the IOSS (in German). Einfuhr-Umsatzsteuer wird ab dem ersten Cent verrechnet, die meisten Kunden dürften dank "Import One Stop Shop" aber von Formalitäten verschont bleiben: Author Georg Pichler, 29 June 2021 ..read more

Post Danmark has reengineered its business model, maintaining its role as the leading interface between sender and recipient in a digital market ..read more

EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services needs to adopt existing UPU standards already set up for digital services ..read more