The European Union (EU) has introduced new changes to low value goods imports, requiring businesses to collect tax at the time of sale on sales below 150 euro. This applies to eCommerce businesses outside of the EU and is part of a new program called Import One Stop Shop (IOSS). The IOSS allows suppliers selling goods meeting certain conditions to report and pay VAT on shipments not exceeding €150. However, direct IOSS registration can be difficult, costly, and time-consuming for eCommerce shops with limited volume to the EU. In this article, we explore two reasonable options for IOSS and VAT compliance: KPMG and Taxamo Assure. The IOSS Program Explanation of the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) program and how it works The Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) is a new regime introduced by the European Union (EU) from 1 July 2021 for the declaration and payment of VAT on distance…

WooCommerce related products show up on product pages when there are other items in the same category. However, not everyone needs these related products to show and unfortunately there is no built-in option that would allow this to be quickly turned off. Video Tutorial https://youtu.be/SMgqGYQfguM 5 Different Methods Here are five straightforward ways that this can be achieved (no plugin required): 1. Edit your themes functions.php file The most correct way to remove this area is through code and can be achieved by editing your themes functions.php file. To edit this file from the WooCommerce back-end, head over to the administrative following page: Appearance -> Theme Editor Here, you will be given a warning that any changes may be reversed during a theme update. Click “I understand” and continue on. Now from the right hand menu title “Theme Files” select the “Theme Function (functions.php)” option. Scroll down to the bottom…

This post will contain a collection of various WooCommerce ready tax rate CSV files. While these files can be used with other platforms with some modification, they are formatted specifically for the native WooCommerce tax rate import feature. How to import these tax rates into your WooCommerce website WooCommerce natively supports import and export of the tax data in your website. Do so you, you need to navigate to the following page on the dashboard: WooCommerce -> Settings -> Tax (Tab) -> Standard Rates (Sub-tab) At the bottom right of this page is the Import CSV feature. Here is a screenshot for quick reference: And a mini video tutorial as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPrcPeCU2t8&t Clearing all tax rates* If you run into issues and need to reset your tax system, you can do so via the following page: WooCommerce -> System Status -> Tools -> Delete ALL Tax Rates (button) and Clear…