The people we work alongside
UK nd EU entry is never one workstream. Compliance sits next to logistics, payments, marketplace setup and translation, and the brands that get it right have good people on each. These are the firms we work alongside, listed because we would put our own clients in front of them.
Our partners
SHIPMAX
SHIPMAX LTD is an independent supply chain consultancy that matches consumer brands with the right third-party logistics provider. A brand submits its fulfilment requirement free of charge and gets back a maximum of three vetted matches from an invitation-only UK, EU and US network — no commission, no success fee, because the 3PLs fund it by subscription. We point brands to them when the question is who should hold and ship the stock.
VATCompass
VATCompass screens ecommerce sellers and agencies for EU VAT and EPR obligations across all 27 member states, scoped to the exposure a particular business actually has. The output is a diagnostic in minutes rather than a discovery call — where you are already obliged to register, what EPR pulls in, and what has to happen next. We point brands to them when an independent read on European exposure is useful before any work is scoped.
hellotax
hellotax handles EU VAT for online sellers — registrations, returns and OSS filings across the European markets they cover, run by local accountants in each country rather than one remote desk. Their software tracks distance-selling thresholds, so a registration obligation surfaces before it is breached rather than after. Useful for brands that already have EU VAT arrangements in place and want them reviewed, or that want accountants on the ground in a specific market.
Levanta
Levanta runs affiliate and creator programmes for brands selling on Amazon, Walmart and Shopify, connecting them to a network of over 100,000 vetted affiliates who drive external traffic to marketplace listings. The platform handles recruitment, commissions, tracking and payouts, so a programme can be built from nothing rather than assembled by hand. We point brands to them once the compliance side is settled and the question becomes how to get traffic to the listing.
Social Commerce Accountants
Social Commerce Accountants are specialist ecommerce accountants for brands selling through Shopify, Amazon and TikTok Shop. They work in the detail that trips most general practices up — marketplace fees, inventory, multi-currency and the monthly close — so a founder can see margin and cash flow rather than last year's accounts. We point brands to them when the finance function needs to keep pace with the growth.
DefDevice
DefDevice helps established brands launch and run on Amazon Japan — the fourth largest Amazon marketplace, and one most Western sellers skip because of the language, the import rules and the trademark approvals. They handle account setup and brand registration, listings, 3PL, customer support and PPC, plus the off-Amazon presence that drives external traffic. We point brands to them when the UK and EU are running and Japan is the next market.
Each firm listed here is an independent business, responsible for its own advice, services and regulatory obligations. Lantara does not warrant their work, and any commercial arrangement with a listed firm is disclosed on request.
The people we trust when it isn't ours to handle
Lantara handles compliance across the UK and the EU — VAT, product compliance, Responsible Person and packaging EPR. That is deliberately a narrow scope, and plenty of what a brand needs on the way into these markets sits outside it. These are the firms we put our own clients in front of when it does.