French €2 Low-Value Parcel Tax (1 March) – How Will This Be Handled for FBM Sellers Using Amazon IOSS?
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We are an FBM seller shipping from outside the EU to France for orders under €150 using Amazon’s IOSS number (IM4420001405), with Amazon acting as deemed supplier and collecting VAT at checkout.
From 1 March, France has introduced a €2 per customs line tax on low-value H7 imports. French guidance states that the person liable is the party liable for the import VAT linked to the H7 declaration. As these shipments use Amazon’s IOSS number, this appears to make Amazon the liable party.
However, there has been no communication to sellers about how this will be handled operationally.
Can Amazon please clarify:
• Will Amazon absorb and pay this €2 charge as IOSS holder?
• Will it be collected from customers at checkout?
• Will sellers be charged a new fee or surcharge?
• Is any action required from FBM sellers shipping cross-border into France?
• Will any such fees be applied retrospectively?
We are particularly concerned about the possibility of backdated charges, as this makes it difficult to know whether we should proactively add a €2 delivery fee to our France listings to protect margins.
Clear guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
French €2 Low-Value Parcel Tax (1 March) – How Will This Be Handled for FBM Sellers Using Amazon IOSS?
@Roberto_Amazon@Angie_Amazon@Spencer_Amazon@JiAlex_Amazon@TaylorR_Amazon@Danny_Amazon@Kai_Amazon@Julia_Amazon@Julia_Amzn@Winston_Amazon@Ash_Amazon@Spencer_Amazon@Abella_Amazon@Ange_Amazon@Sakura_Amazon__@Sakura_Amazon_ @NR_Amazon
We are an FBM seller shipping from outside the EU to France for orders under €150 using Amazon’s IOSS number (IM4420001405), with Amazon acting as deemed supplier and collecting VAT at checkout.
From 1 March, France has introduced a €2 per customs line tax on low-value H7 imports. French guidance states that the person liable is the party liable for the import VAT linked to the H7 declaration. As these shipments use Amazon’s IOSS number, this appears to make Amazon the liable party.
However, there has been no communication to sellers about how this will be handled operationally.
Can Amazon please clarify:
• Will Amazon absorb and pay this €2 charge as IOSS holder?
• Will it be collected from customers at checkout?
• Will sellers be charged a new fee or surcharge?
• Is any action required from FBM sellers shipping cross-border into France?
• Will any such fees be applied retrospectively?
We are particularly concerned about the possibility of backdated charges, as this makes it difficult to know whether we should proactively add a €2 delivery fee to our France listings to protect margins.
Clear guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
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Seller_4XKnQUtYL6kem
This post requires an URGENT response from Amazon as we are incurring charges now and don't know if they're being charged to the customer. You can bet we'll have to pay them even if the process is not yet in place, and as a seller of low cost/low margin goods this could be a breaking point.
As an aside, t would also be really useful to know how to check/update the HS codes in bulk as these dictate the charges.
(So very miffed about these charges - the excuse is that they're to tax Chinese sellers such as Temu, yet once again its the SMEs that pay the price....)
Seller_ddlv467Wcqt5S
I think Royal Mail released new (Duty Prepaid) service to certain countries, but it means that you need to pay all charges on this service, which works fine if we sell on our website, but I was wondering how to send the order sold on amazon. As VAT is charged and disbursed by Amazon, so we cannot use the new Royal Mail service.
Anyone, has found a solution, as we don't want cause extra hassle to customers, by making them to pay 2 euros charge by going to postal office.
Sofi_Amazon
Hi @Seller_dDQT2kcwiN7zV, thank you for raising this so clearly and for the detailed context. This is exactly the kind of question that deserves a proper answer.
We're aware of the French TPC (Taxe sur les petits colis) that came into effect on March 1, 2026, and we understand the uncertainty it's creating for FBM sellers shipping cross-border into France using Amazon's IOSS number. Your questions about liability, checkout collection, and potential seller charges are all valid, and we want to make sure you get accurate information rather than speculation.
At this time, we don't have confirmed guidance to share publicly on how this will be handled operationally for FBM sellers. We're actively working to get clarity and will share updates through official channels, including Seller Central announcements, as soon as they're available.
For the most up-to-date guidance, keep an eye on Seller Central > News and Announcements, and if you have an active case open with Seller Support on this topic, that's the best place to get account-specific answers.
Sofi
