"Ordering parcels online won't be so cheap in future after EU finance ministers decided to slap a customs duty of 3 per item on parcels valued less than 150 arriving in the EU from third countries, as of summer 2026. The 3 duty, which will be applied from July 2026, will apply to all goods arriving from non-EU sellers registered in the EU's import one-stop shop (IOSS) for value-added tax purposes."
"The decision taken on Friday is separate from the proposal to apply a handling fee' on e-commerce parcels, which is currently discussed as part of the customs reforms and that member states want to introduce from November 2026. While the customs duty eliminates a competitive advantage that the e-commerce operators currently enjoy, the handling fee is meant to compensate for the increasing costs that customs authorities incur for supervising the very significant flow of parcels, a Commission statement says."
EU finance ministers decided to impose a 3 customs duty per item on parcels valued less than 150 arriving from third countries, effective July 2026. The duty will apply to goods sold by non-EU sellers registered in the IOSS, covering about 93% of e-commerce flows to the EU. The measure will be temporary until 2028, when the small-parcel customs duty exemption will be permanently removed and all imports charged regular tariff rates. Rising low-value imports—an estimated 4.6 billion shipments in 2024, about 91% from China—prompted the change. A separate proposed handling fee aims to cover customs supervision costs from late 2026.
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