Open knowledge for independent sellers.

Meinsell Commons is a free, community-maintained library of guides, checklists and templates for people running small online shops in Europe.

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Legal basics

Withdrawal rights, price labelling and terms of sale explained in plain language.

Shipping & returns

Packaging, carrier comparison and a sample returns policy you can adapt.

Product photos

How to shoot clean product images with a phone and a sheet of paper.

Bookkeeping

VAT thresholds, invoicing rules and the OSS procedure for EU sales.