EU fulfilment for UK brands
Sell into the EU with your stock already inside it
Warehouse Box gives UK brands EU fulfilment from Poland. Your stock is imported into the EU once, in bulk, and every European order ships as an EU delivery, so your customers stop paying duty, VAT and handling fees at the door and parcels stop waiting at the border.
- EU base
- Poland, inside the EU
- Services
- Ecommerce, B2B, Amazon EU prep
- Your contact
- The warehouse team in Poland
- Invoicing
- Pounds or euros
From the UK
Your stock
In our Middlewich warehouse, your warehouse or with your supplier
Shipped in bulk, cleared into the EU once
EU fulfilment
Poland
Received, counted, stored and fulfilled inside the EU
Each order ships as an EU delivery
EU customers
Delivered inside the EU
No customs charges at the door
Amazon EU
FBA shipments
Prepared to Amazon’s rules
EU retailers
B2B orders
Cartons and pallets to their requirements
Why hold stock in the EU instead of shipping each order from the UK?
Because since 1 January 2021 every parcel from Great Britain to an EU customer is an import: it needs a customs declaration, it carries VAT, and since 1 July 2026 it pays duty too, whatever its value.
With your stock in Poland, the import happens once, in bulk. Every order after that is an EU delivery from inside the EU: no customs declaration per parcel, no charges at your customer’s door, and returns that stay in the EU.
What can Warehouse Box do for you in Poland?
Ecommerce fulfilment, Amazon FBA prep, B2B and retail orders, and returns, from our fulfilment centre inside the EU, with the warehouse team as your direct contact.
- Receiving and storage: every delivery booked in, counted and checked against your paperwork.
- Ecommerce orders from Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and other platforms, picked and packed to your instructions.
- Amazon FBA prep for Amazon’s EU marketplaces: item labels, bagging and cartons prepared to Amazon’s requirements, plus seller-fulfilled (FBM) orders.
- B2B and retail orders: carton and pallet orders prepared to each European retailer’s or wholesaler’s requirements.
- Returns checked against your instructions, with good stock put back on the shelf.
Shipping each order from the UK compared with stock in Poland
- Customs
- From the UK: Every parcel clears EU customs
- With Warehouse Box: Stock imported once, in bulk
- Duty and VAT
- From the UK: Due on every parcel, with handling fees
- With Warehouse Box: Paid once on the shipment; VAT through one return
- At your customer’s door
- From the UK: Charges can be collected before delivery
- With Warehouse Box: No import charges at the door
- Delivery
- From the UK: Cross-border transit for every order
- With Warehouse Box: An EU delivery, from inside the EU
- Returns
- From the UK: Sent back across the border
- With Warehouse Box: Returned to Poland and checked
- Amazon EU
- From the UK: FBA stock imported shipment by shipment
- With Warehouse Box: FBA prep in Poland, to Amazon’s rules
Inside the EU
Our fulfilment centre in Poland
Why now
What changed for UK brands selling to the EU
Since 2021 every parcel from Great Britain to an EU customer has been an import, and since July 2026 even the smallest parcel pays duty. Here is what changed, and when.
Parcels become imports
The UK left the EU’s customs union and single market, so every parcel from Great Britain to an EU customer now needs a customs declaration and can be held for checks.
EU ends its VAT exemption
The EU stopped exempting parcels worth €22 or less from VAT, so every parcel from the UK carries VAT. The Import One Stop Shop lets sellers charge it at checkout on parcels up to €150.
EU duty on small parcels
The EU abolished duty relief on parcels under €150. A flat €3 duty now applies to each category of item in a parcel, until 1 July 2028 unless extended, before normal duty rates take over.
Flat duty due to end
The flat €3 duty runs until this date unless the EU extends it. The plan is for normal duty rates to apply to every parcel, whatever its value, once the EU’s customs data hub is running.
Sources: GOV.UK, VAT on goods sold to customers from 1 January 2021; European Commission, customs formalities for low value consignments; Council of the EU, 11 February 2026.
What do I need to hold stock in Poland?
A VAT registration in Poland and an EU EORI number, both in place before your first shipment; specialist partners we introduce you to set them up.
Your stock is imported into the EU once, so the VAT and duty on the shipment are dealt with at that point. Orders to Polish customers go on your Polish VAT return, and orders to customers in the other EU countries can be declared through the EU’s One Stop Shop on one quarterly return, instead of registering in every country you sell to. Warehouse Box does not file registrations itself.
Can I keep my UK orders shipping from the UK?
Yes. UK orders ship from our warehouse in Middlewich and EU orders from Poland, under one agreement, one quote and one set of stock records.
That split is what we did for a skincare brand whose EU orders were leaving the UK. You decide how much stock goes to each side and adjust it with each shipment as demand changes.
What does EU fulfilment cost?
We quote from your products, stock levels, monthly orders and handling needs, and confirm it in a written quote; we do not publish a rate card.
EU fulfilment is invoiced in pounds or euros. Freight, duty and customs charges depend on your products and their route.
Three bases, three markets
The UK, the EU and the US, with one provider
Keep UK orders shipping from Middlewich, add Poland for Europe, and New York when you are ready for the US. Each base serves its own market, so every order ships domestically.
UK
Middlewich, Cheshire
UK ecommerce, B2B and Amazon UK orders from a warehouse of more than 30,000 sq ft.
Europe
Poland, inside the EU
EU orders ship from inside the EU, with no customs border on the way to your customer.
USA
New York
US ecommerce, Amazon FBA prep and retail orders, delivered domestically.
How it works
From your first quote to orders shipping across the EU
Tell us what you sell
Your products, the EU orders you expect and the channels you sell on. You get a written quote in pounds or euros.
Get the registrations in place
A VAT registration in Poland and an EU EORI number, set up by specialist partners we introduce you to.
Ship your stock to Poland
We arrange or book the freight by road, sea or air, then book in, count and check every delivery.
Connect and go live
Your store and marketplaces connected for Poland, and your first orders checked out before fulfilment becomes routine.
FAQ
Questions UK brands ask
Will my EU customers pay import charges?
No. Their orders ship from Poland as EU deliveries. VAT and duty are dealt with once, when your stock enters the EU in bulk, and the VAT on each sale goes through your returns rather than being collected at the door.
Do I need IOSS if my stock is in Poland?
Not for orders shipped from Poland. The Import One Stop Shop covers parcels imported into the EU worth up to €150; stock already in Poland is not an import when it is sold. IOSS only matters for any EU orders you still ship directly from the UK.
Can you prepare stock for Amazon’s EU marketplaces?
Yes. We prepare FBA shipments in Poland to Amazon’s requirements, including item labels, bagging and cartons, and we can fulfil seller-fulfilled (FBM) orders from the same stock.
Which sales channels can you connect to?
Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and other platforms. We confirm each connection for Poland before your first order ships.
How does my stock get to Poland?
We arrange or book the freight from our UK warehouse, your warehouse or your supplier, by road, sea or air, and book your stock in, count it and check it when it arrives. Customs clearance into the EU is handled by specialist partners we introduce you to.
Get a quote for EU fulfilment
Tell us what you sell, which EU countries your customers are in and roughly how many orders you expect. We’ll tell you whether Poland suits your products and send a written quote.
Prefer email? hello@warehousebox.net