As a new Linnworks partner, Accordance offer advice on international VAT and compliance. In this article they look at Distance Selling Regulations.

Accordance is an international VAT consultancy and compliance company. We enable businesses to trade internationally by making it simpler to manage cross-border VAT. We work with a range of international FTSE 100 and Global 500 businesses to ensure VAT efficiency, as well as providing specialist VAT compliance services to remove the burden of cross-border VAT.

Accordance's team of VAT Consultants and Compliance experts consist of ex Big-4 VAT professionals who are fluent in all the major European languages.

www.accordancevat.com

Coming back to Cross Border Trading, we wanted to open your eyes to eBay’s Global Shipping Program – eBay.com sellers that opt into the program benefit from having their items show up on eBay’s international search results, with the costs of international shipping and import charges pre-calculated automatically and added to the final price at the checkout.

Our partners at World First are able to assist online sellers working across multiple markets and currencies to achieve greater control over their funds and better exchange rates between those currencies. World First do this by setting up bank accounts in the native currencies of your Amazon accounts. This then allows you to repatriate your revenues back to your home bank account at your own convenience, at better exchange rates.

As the market increasingly demands cross-border trading, it makes sense to consider the margins you make or sacrifice moving your money between currencies, allowing you to optimize your prices to achieve higher sales.

But don’t just take our word for it, here’s some information from them:

For first-time buyers, buying from Alibaba can seem a bit intimidating.

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Selling abroad? Or thinking of taking the first steps?

As an online seller, the opportunity for you to sell beyond your domestic market is vast. To make the most of cross border opportunities, there can be a lot to think about. However, with the right preparation it doesn’t have to be complex.