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Simply put, the Import-One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) procedure allows a foreign company (an agent or seller) to collect import duties (taxes) and then pay them on their customers behalf, as a combined payment.
That way you don't have to take care of the procedure and the payment, which comes with certain risks and takes time and effort.