If you are thinking of renewing and releasing your products and / or services through an online store or e-commerce, this article can help you.

First, I will tell you that each business has a potential client or a target audience to address and based on the commercial profile there are different types:

• B2B (Business to Business): companies that sell to other companies.

Not. A paint company that sells to a renovation company.

• B2C (Business to Consumer): companies that sell to the final consumer.

Not. Any shop(fashion, electronics, shoes…)

• C2B (Consumer to Business): portals where consumers upload their products or services and companies bid for them.

Not. Freelancer

• C2C (Consumer to Consumer): intermediary company between consumers.

Not. Thrift shopping, chance.

Secondly, based on the type of business:

• E-commerce online store with own products or services.

Not. Any store you can imagine

• Dropshipping: the seller does not ship the product, a third party does it.
• Affiliate e-commerce: in this case the seller does not send the product, It is done by a third party as in the previous case but also the payment is not made in your store but rather redirects the customer to another store to close the sale and the seller receives a commission when the sale is closed.

Not. Amazon

• Membership: the goal is recurring purchases through regular subscriptions with the possibility of receiving the product frequently.
• Marketplace: it's a store of shops. A website with a lot of traffic where a multitude of sellers offer their products and that platform receives a generous commission from those sellers who feed the page.

Not. Amazon

• Services: any business that comes to mind that offers any service or their time in exchange for money, highly recommended if you want to embark on this adventure without too many risks.

Now you know what business profiles there are and what types of online business exist. In another post I will explain, the pros and cons of e-commerce and in another article what steps to follow to create your e-commerce.

New European Regulation on VAT in electronic commerce 2021

He 1 July next 2021 New measures approved by the European Union regarding VAT in electronic commerce will come into force.

There are basically three of the most important:

1. Elimination of thresholds in distance sales
2. The end of the VAT exemption on the importation of small shipments of low value.
3. The responsibility of VAT on marketplaces for distance sales of imported goods from third territories or third countries.

In Spain, the Bill for the transposition of the two Directives of the European Union related to VAT in electronic commerce was recently approved.

In such a way that there will be a new system of taxation in destination, said in other words, in the state of the recipient and with the tax of that country. In other words, if a Spanish company invoices a company from the European Union, It will do so with the VAT rate of that destination country.

Now I will explain the three points mentioned above, of the three most important news:

1. Elimination of thresholds:

 It refers that the new regulation unifies the cut-off figure, Any company that invoices for a value of more than € 10,000 to other member countries must invoice it with the VAT of that destination country, filing self liquidations in your own country (single window) and it is not necessary to be registered in each country.

• The end of the VAT exemption on the importation of small shipments of low value:

Any import from a country outside the European Community will be subject to the VAT of the destination country.

The exemption of customs duties for imports of an amount less than € 150 remains the same.

• The responsibility of VAT on the marketplaces for distance sales:

As of the entry into force of the new regulations, Marketplaces will be considered sellers and will be responsible for their management when the user company is not within the European Community.

All are advantages! What are you waiting for!