Shoppers Must Pay New Customs Charge for All Packages Outside EU

Shoppers must pay new customs charge for all packages outside EU

They said a new customs duty charge will apply to each individual item in a parcel bought online from non-EU countries - even on small items like a pen.

DHL, FedEx, UPS warn EU parcel tax risks disruption at borders

DHL, FedEx, and UPS have written to European Union finance ministers calling for a phased approach to the 27-member bloc’s new customs rules for low-value parcels to be introduced this summer. They focus on the abolition of the de minimis rule, the customs exemption currently applied to parcels worth less than €150, which will be replaced by a flat-rate tax of €3 per item from non-EU countries, effective on 1 July. Secondly, ... The post DHL, Fe…