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Since June 19, 2026, all e-commerce websites must offer an online return button. What does this mean for the sale of jewelry and watches, and how can you comply?.

With the implementation date of September 1, 2026, just weeks away, the tax authorities are trying to reassure businesses: the schedule remains unchanged, but a grace period will be applied to companies acting in good faith. What does this mean for a jewelry store?.

At its plenary meeting in June 2026, the FATF added Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iraq to its grey list. What does this mean for jewelry, watch, and jewelry professionals subject to AML/CFT regulations, and how to update your list of high-risk countries?.

Beyond checks on each sale, AML/CFT requires internal organization: who does what, team training, retention of evidence for five years, and the role of software.

When serious doubt arises about the origin of funds or the nature of a transaction, the professional must report it to TRACFIN. When to report, on which indices, and how (ERMES platform).

Once subject to AML/CFT regulations, a professional in the jewelry, watchmaking, and related fields must apply a series of checks to each transaction concerned: risk assessment, identification of the client and the beneficial owner, enhanced vigilance, freezing of assets.

From August 1, 2026, many jewelry and watch professionals are subject to AML/CFT obligations as soon as they regularly sell goods worth more than €10,000. Who is affected, on what dates, and what are your obligations: an overview.

Mandatory electronic invoicing in France: what changes for a jewelry store, the 2026-2027 schedule, the difference between e-reporting and electronic invoice, and the checklist to be ready.

In jewelry and watch stores, customers can pay in cash, but within strict limits: €1,000 for French tax residents, and up to €15,000 for foreign tourists. The rules, regulations, and penalties are explained simply.

A customer residing outside the European Union can purchase tax-free goods. Conditions, role of the PABLO system, and steps to create an error-free tax refund form.

Gold buying, used watches, consignment sales: whenever you purchase items from individuals, you must keep a police register. What should you record in it and how should you store it?.

Since February 2026, jewelry stores can once again prove the compliance of their point-of-sale software with a certificate from the software publisher, instead of a certificate from an accredited body. Here's what you need to know.

Invoice number, seller and customer details, VAT, payment terms… An invoice contains around twenty mandatory items. Here's a checklist for a jewelry store, including upcoming new requirements and penalties.

Jewelers and watchmakers, whether selling new or second-hand items: Article L. 612-1 of the French Consumer Code requires you to offer a consumer mediator and include their name in your terms and conditions. Here's what you need to display and how to comply.

Mandatory written contract, 48-hour withdrawal period, flat-rate tax, police register, payment: what a jeweller must respect when buying back gold or precious objects from an individual.

The HBJOAT tax (watchmaking, jewelry, goldsmithing, and tableware) collected by Francéclat: who pays it, its rate of 0.19 %, what is exempt (second-hand, costume jewelry), and how to declare it. A guide for jewelers and watchmakers.

How does VAT on the margin work when a jewelry store resells a second-hand watch or piece of jewelry: principle, calculation, mandatory information on the invoice and pitfalls to avoid.

Is there an error on an invoice that's already been issued, even a misplaced customer name or accent? The invoice itself isn't modified: the law requires that it be corrected with a revised document. The best practice: issue a credit note, then a new invoice.