This document summarizes changes to the EU VAT system affecting e-commerce. It discusses the general VAT system, rules for shipping goods into Europe, global supply chains, e-commerce sales, and the EU's VAT Action Plan. The VAT Action Plan aims to modernize and simplify VAT rules for cross-border e-commerce by extending the "One Stop Shop" system and making online marketplaces responsible for collecting VAT on sales by non-EU companies to EU consumers.