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Document template · eu.trade.oss_return

One-Stop Shop VAT Return

  • Render-verified
  • Official document
  • Version 1.0.0

Quarterly OSS return covering B2C distance sales of goods and B2C telecommunications/broadcasting/electronic services supplied from one member state into another, above the €10 000 EU-wide threshold. Filed in the member state of identification; VAT is allocated to each member state of consumption.

JSON Schema

Fields in this template

Data sent to the API is validated against the template’s JSON Schema before anything is rendered. This template defines 27 fields:

Field Required Type Description
declarant Required object
declarant.name Required string
declarant.oss_id Required string OSS scheme identifier (often EUxxxyyyyy).
declarant.member_state_of_identification Required string
declarant.address Optional string
declarant.contact_email Optional string
period Required object
period.year Required integer
period.quarter Required integer
scheme Optional enum Union scheme (EU suppliers) vs non-Union scheme (non-EU suppliers of services). Union by default.
supplies Required array of object One entry per member state of consumption × VAT rate.
supplies[].member_state_of_consumption Required string
supplies[].supply_type Required enum
supplies[].vat_rate_type Required enum
supplies[].vat_rate Required number
supplies[].taxable_amount Required number
supplies[].vat_amount Required number
corrections Optional array of object Corrections to earlier OSS returns (Art. 61a IR 282/2011).
corrections[].period_corrected Required string YYYY-Qn of the period being corrected.
corrections[].member_state_of_consumption Required string
corrections[].vat_amount_adjustment Required number
totals Required object
totals.currency Required string
totals.total_taxable_amount Optional number
totals.total_vat_due Required number
filed_on Optional date
reference Optional string

POST /render

Generate it

One POST /render call: send your JSON, get the finished PDF back. Or skip the JSON entirely and describe the document in plain language on chut.app.

curl
curl -X POST https://api.papii.eu/render \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "template": "eu.trade.oss_return",
    "data": { ... },
    "options": {"language": "en"}
  }' -o oss-return.pdf

Frequently asked questions

What is “One-Stop Shop VAT Return”?

Quarterly OSS return covering B2C distance sales of goods and B2C telecommunications/broadcasting/electronic services supplied from one member state into another, above the €10 000 EU-wide threshold. Filed in the member state of identification; VAT is allocated to each member state of consumption. On papii this document is available as template eu.trade.oss_return: a JSON Schema plus a deterministic PDF renderer, so the same data always produces the same document.

Can I generate a One-Stop Shop VAT Return with AI?

Yes. chut.app — the AI back office papii powers — fills this template from a plain-language description: you describe the document in one sentence, the AI structures the data, papii validates it against the schema and renders the PDF. Developers can also call the papii API directly with structured JSON.

Is the One-Stop Shop VAT Return template legally compliant?

This template is render-verified: its schema, sample data and PDF output are automatically tested on every release. It is published with status “ready”, meaning it has not yet been through papii’s final legal review. Where it references specific legislation, that is stated in the template description — always have a professional check documents with legal effect before relying on them.