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The levy raised about €134 million in July and pushed retailers to shift from individual parcels to bulk imports and EU warehouses, customs said.
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Sharp drop in packages from China since new EU import duty
The number of individual parcels entering the Netherlands from China has decreased by nearly half since the European Union implemented an additional import duty on July 1, according to new figures from Customs that State Secretary Eelco Eerenberg (Finance) shared during a parliamentary debate.
Over the past two months, significantly fewer small parcels have been shipped from China to the Netherlands. Since July 1, customers have been required to pay 3 euros in import duties for these. This measure has been implemented throughout the EU. Customs states that the number of small parcels from outside the EU in July and August was 46 percent lower than the average of the previous six months. Customs observes that online retailers are adap…
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The number of loose packages coming into the Netherlands from China has fallen by almost half since an additional import duty was introduced on 1 July. This is evident from new Customs figures published by Secretary of State Eelco Eerenberg (Finance) during a Parliamentary debate.
The decision is part of a broader reform of the Union's customs system, and its aim is to create more equal conditions for all market participants and increase the safety of products entering the single European market.
THE HAGUE (ANP) - The number of individual parcels entering the Netherlands from China has decreased by nearly half since an additional import duty was introduced on July 1. This is evident from new figures from Customs that State Secretary Eelco Eerenberg (Finance) announced during a parliamentary debate...
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