European Council Green-lights Further Measures to Streamline VAT Rules for Online Sales

10:52 AM EST, 11/09/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The European Council approved measures aimed at further simplifying rules on the collection of value-added tax on online sales of goods into the European Union. The new measures extend the use of the digital VAT Import One Stop Shop by non-EU online operators to all goods regardless of value and now include sales of their goods that are stored in customs warehouses in the EU, according to a Monday release. The European Parliament will be consulted on the new rules before being adopted by the Council. The measures are part of the EU's wider reforms to its customs system, with the customs data hub set to be rolled out on July 1, 2028.