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The CE mark is now indefinitely recognised in the UK for a range of products

In response to industry feedback to reduce product marking costs for businesses, the UK Government has announced the indefinite recognition of EU requirements, including the CE marking, applicable to ...

eBay.ie: Add a repairability score to your listings in selected categories when selling to France

Giving your buyers as much information as possible about your items is crucial for successful selling on eBay. When selling certain products to France, listings should now display a repairability inde...

eBay.ie: Use our new file upload feature to get compliant with energy labelling requirements

Listing new items in selected categories is subject to energy labelling requirements. To help you comply, we’ve introduced a new feature which lets you easily upload images of your energy labels and p...

eBay.ie: An easier way to add info on items with hazardous substances

If you sell items containing hazardous substances in the EU or UK, you’re legally required to include all of the hazardous characteristics in those listings. You can find this information on the item’...

UK government extends recognition of the CE marking for 2 years

The UK government has announced it will continue to recognise the CE marking for 2 years, allowing businesses until 31 December 2024 to prepare for the UKCA marking. Businesses can use either the UKCA...

Do you sell products containing button batteries? UK safety requirements for sellers

Button and coin batteries are used to power everyday consumer and household products, such as watches, car key fobs, remotes, and children’s toys. Because of their size and shape, button and coin batt...

Ban on single-use plastic items coming into effect on 1 June 2022

As you may be aware, Scotland has passed new laws banning environmentally damaging single-use plastic items.

Packaging regulations for sellers on eBay in Germany

There are important requirements for your listings if you sell goods to German customers on eBay. These are due to the German Packaging Act (VerpackG) and your Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). ...

Ingredients and Allergen Information: a reminder of the current legal requirements

We want to take this opportunity to remind you about the legal requirements of displaying ingredients and allergen information when selling food or drink products. These requirements are in place to e...

Important information when selling food contact bamboo-melamine plastics in the EU and UK

Dear sellers, The European Commission has recently launched an EU Enforcement Action Plan regarding restrictions on the sale of Plastic Food Contact Materials (FCMs) in the EU.

Important information when selling e-scooters on eBay

Dear Sellers, Following recent guidance from the Department of Transport, all sellers of e-scooters are required to include a disclaimer on their listings concerning the illegal use of privately owned...

Add energy consumption relevant information for light sources on eBay

Dear eBay seller, We’d like to inform all business sellers about a legal change in the energy consumption labelling of light sources. This will become effective on 1 September 2021 and you can read ab...

Update on Sales and Exports of products with a CE mark to the European Union

Dear Business Seller, We recently informed you of the upcoming changes regarding the requirement to include information of an EU economic operator for CE-marked products sold or exported to the EU. Th...

Upcoming EU VAT Changes: Join our live webinar on 4 June

Dear sellers, Still have questions about the upcoming July VAT changes in Europe? Don’t know how to prepare your business? Join us for our free eBay-webinar on the upcoming changes. Experts

Actions required for new EU VAT regulations to ensure listings remain compliant & competitive

Dear Business Sellers, We want to tell you about some important changes to VAT regulations from July 2021. These will affect all sellers who trade to or from the European Union (EU).

eBay.ie Important changes to VAT regulations in the EU

Dear Business Sellers, We want to tell you about some important changes to VAT regulations from July 2021. These will affect all sellers who trade to or from the European Union (EU).

Sales and Exports of products with a CE mark to the European Union

Dear Business Seller, If you’re selling CE-marked products into the EU, you will require an economic operator (i.e. manufacturer, importer, authorised representative or a fulfilment service provider) ...

Product Safety Guidance for Sellers

Dear Business Sellers, Regulatory authorities have identified certain products that often fail to meet mandatory compliance standards, including toys, batteries and airbags. Non-compliant products can...

Protecting your business from Digital Services Tax costs

Dear eBay seller, You might have seen a lot of interest in the news over the last few days about potential extra costs as a result of the UK’s new Digital Services Tax.

PayPal and eBay Internet Sales Tax collection update when selling to the US

As of 1 October, there will be some new Internet Sales Tax changes in the United States that could impact your cross border trade business. From the beginning of October, 34 states will now require th...

Displaying UK VAT numbers on listings

***Displaying UK VAT numbers on listings*** 21 February, 2018 | 12:31PM GMT Hello, If you have previously provided us with a UK VAT number, this will now be automatically displayed on your listings, e...

Important tax reminder: Your Value Added Tax (VAT) obligations

***Important tax reminder: Your Value Added Tax (VAT) obligations*** 30 January, 2018 | 11:30AM GMT If you are running a business selling on ebay.co.uk it’s important to check you are complying with y...

Changes in industry requirements for secure content on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

***Changes in industry requirements for secure content on eBay.co.uk and eBay.co.ie*** 28 August, 2017 | 10:03AM BST Hello, From October 2017, any externally hosted content such as cascading style she...

Changes to how we display business seller contact details on the desktop version of eBay.co.uk

***Changes to how we display business seller contact details on the desktop version of eBay.co.uk*** 06 July, 2017 | 11:05AM BST Hello, We're making the way we display business sellers’ contact inform...

Lithium batteries Restricted Goods by the International Civil Aviation Organization

***Lithium batteries have been classified as Restricted Goods by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)*** 10 March, 2017 | 03:48PM GMT Hello, Last year, the ICAO reclassified lithium ba...

VAT compliance for overseas sellers

***VAT compliance for overseas sellers*** 09 November, 2016 | 01:34PM GMT Hello, Earlier this year, the UK government announced new measures to tackle the non-payment of VAT by overseas sellers whose ...

Product identifier requirement is now live on eBay.co.uk

***Product identifier requirement is now live on eBay.co.uk*** 02 March, 2016 | 10:04AM GMT Hello, We’d like to remind you that, as of 2 March 2016, our product identifiers requirement is now live. Re...

Product identifier requirement is now live on eBay.ie

***Product identifier requirement is now live on eBay.ie*** 02 March, 2016 | 10:04AM GMT Hello,We’d like to remind you that, as of 2 March 2016, our product identifiers requirement is now live. Rememb...

Mars recalls chocolate products due to possible health risks

***Mars recalls chocolate products due to possible health risks*** 26 February, 2016 | 01:15PM GMT Hello, Please be aware that Mars has recalled some products that are a possible risk to health. We ki...

Power Banks Classified as Restricted Goods by the Civil Aviation Organization

***Updated: Power Banks Now Classified as Restricted Goods by the International Civil Aviation Organization *** 12 January, 2016 | 02:14PM GMT Hello, Please note the International Civil Aviation Organ...