Ecommerce Europe, Fevad, Thuiswinkel.org, Händlerbund, Netcomm, EshopWedrop, An Post, DPD Group and PostNL have presented a joint statement on Brexit and parcel delivery. They opt that the United Kingdom and the EU27 must keep goods and parcels flow efficiently as cross-border retail has been growing exponentially in Europe over the last decade. The main argument of the
Geoblocking starts today!
Starting today, the new geoblocking regulation designed by the European Union comes into force. It means that customers from other countries can shop on a localised web shop and products cannot be refused to them. Not serving consumer depending on their geographical relations is called geoblocking. For example, by checking IP-addresses automatically on country code, the web
Trade deal EU and Japan clears hurdle on way to 2019 start
According to Reuters, plans of the European Union and Japan to form the world's largest free trade area cleared a significant hurdle when EU lawmakers specializing in trade backed a deal that could enter force next year. The European Parliament's international trade committee voted in favor to clear the deal for a final vote set for December 13th. When the agreement comes into
It’s almost time! Geoblocking regulation on its way
Starting December 3rd, it is forbidden for web shops to exclude or discriminate consumers based on their location. This has some implications for your shop. Research performed by the European Commission concludes that 36 percent of all European web shops do not sell cross-border. 27 percent of these web shops does this to prevent cross-border deliveries. 22 percent aims to not
European Parliament: Improving cross-border parcel delivery to boost buying online
According to the European Commission, clearer information on the prices of parcel delivery services should help to increase consumer confidence in cross-border shopping and shipping. The new rules are part of the e-commerce package, a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the