69 days ago
Removal of the €150 customs duty-exemption threshold: transitional flat-rate duty on low-value parcels
Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 (adopted 2026-02-11, OJ 2026-02-18) deletes the customs duty exemption for consignments up to €150 and imposes a transitional flat duty of €3 per item from 2026-07-01 until 2028-07-01, when the EU Customs Data Hub is due to apply normal, item-specific tariffs instead.
Online sellers and marketplaces that ship low-value parcels directly to EU consumers from outside the EU, and the consumers who receive them; does not affect goods already inside the EU or ordinary B2B shipments cleared through full customs declarations.