A comprehensive guide on shipping into the EU above the 150 Euro IOSS threshold

Discover how to efficiently ship goods into the European Union above the Euro 150 IOSS threshold with our comprehensive new service. Learn essential tips and strategies for successful EU shipping. The EU parcel delivery service by SAMOS means you don't need EU VAT numbers or IOSS. Welcome to a MUCH simpler - and cheaper solution.

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Simon Perkins

Commercial Director at SAMOS

Over €150 and can't use lOSS? SAMOS has the solution

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You can only use an IOSS number for shipment values up to €150, but what if some (or all) your shipments are over €150?

If you have sought advice on this from your parcel delivery company, IOSS intermediary or researched it online, you’ve probably been told (or read) that you need to have an entity and/or tax representation in the EU. With SAMOS you don’t need to do this, and it won’t cost you more.

The SAMOS Solution for IOSS over €150

The SAMOS EU parcel delivery service works very differently to others. We carry and clear EU bound parcels into the EU ourselves, using our own vehicles via one EU entry point. You don’t need an IOSS number to ship with us. Read more about the service.

If your shipment is over €150, we simply pay the import charges on entry into the EU for you and reverse this back to you.

For example With SAMOS, a 1kg shipment to Germany valued at £170 would be charged like this:

  1. Parcel shipment charge = £10.89 view tariffs
  2. Import charges (21% of shipment value) reversed back to you = £35.70*
  3. Surcharges = none

You will have charged the import charges of £35.70* during the checkout process with your customer so this does not come out of your margins. The only charge to you is £10.89 shipping. Simple.

This solution will be why EU customers buy from you and not your competitors. You’ll be able to build a stable and loyal customer base - everything is charged in your checkout process, and they take delivery. Nothing more.

✔️ No “doorstep” charges for your customer

✔️ No need for EU entities or EU tax representation

✔️ No need for IOSS number

✔️ Works with any value shipment

SAMOS really is the solution that you need - but didn’t think existed.

Start selling to 450 million EU customers. It’s MUCH easier than you possibly thought with SAMOS. Start a trial today.

Note*: in this example, £35.70 is an estimate. This final amount can be subject to FX fluctuations. The shipment may also be subject to duty. We’ll show you how you can check this to make sure the checkout charge on your website is accurate.

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SAMOS is parcel logistics company based in London, specialising in creating and engineering customer-focussed e-commerce parcel delivery solutions. We have become particularly well known for our EU parcel delivery solutions. It's growing very fast and enabled so many e-com businesses to get back on track and develop their EU markets without fear of all the export problems experienced with the other mail and parcel delivery companies.

We totally understand the frustrations of using parcel and post delivery services globally, so we have engineered these out of our service. Customers always ask us, "Why didn't we know about you before?" Well, you do now. We can ship all your B2C parcels across the EU and beyond and whether you have an IOSS number or not. We do not surcharge at all, just one ultra-low cost per parcel. Find out more about SAMOS.

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