The United Kingdom has secured a new trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. It will boost critical British sectors like digital, slash tariffs on high-quality British food and farm products. In addition, it supports jobs in every corner of our country. The deal agreed in principle on 4th June is the first time these three European countries have included dedicated
New VAT regulations in Norway
Starting April 1st, 2020, Norway introduces new VAT regulations on inbound distance sales. The rules are very similar to those already in place in Australia and New Zealand. Norway Cross-border merchants selling consumer goods in Norway are affected by the new VAT regulation, reports Taxmen. Foreign merchants shipping consumer products to Norway for a yearly sales amount
Practicology: omnichannel benchmarking research for Google to identify customer experience
Global digital consultancy Practicology – a Pattern company has delivered a second piece of omnichannel benchmarking research for Google to identify customer experience best practice among Europe’s retailers. The benchmarking research was conducted during 2019, to evaluate the omnichannel customer experience delivered by 223 retailers across 10 countries: Belgium, Denmark,
Amazon start collecting VAT in more European countries
Residents of Armenia, Norway and Switzerland are charged VAT by Amazon from the 1st of January 2020, reports Tamebay. This is due to regulation changes in these countries. When non-resident companies provide remote services, they now are required to begin to collect VAT on these services when they are provided to residents in these European countries or persons who are not
Zalando: pilot reusable packaging in the Nordics
Zalando and Finnish startup RePack are testing with reusable packaging in the Nordics. For a period of four weeks, 10.000 customers living in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will receive their orders in reusable shipping bags. This way, the German fashion platform aims to reduce packaging waste. As the environmental footprint and sustainability are increasingly more