EU: New Rules for E-Commerce and Small Parcels - What's Changing
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The Customs Department describes the reform concerning the revision of the EU customs framework, which was approved on Thursday, September 3 by the European Council, as “historic”, noting that it is the most comprehensive reform on the subject in decades. As noted in the Customs Department’s announcement, the updated legislation provides the Union with a more modern […] Everything is changing at EU customs – New rules for online purchases and sm…
BRATISLAVA - The first data after the introduction of a new three-euro duty on small shipments, mainly from China, from July 1st, indicate a significant change in the ordering of goods. According to Belgian customs officials, the number of small shipments has decreased by 53%. Another fee for shipments is to be added from November 2026. This was stated by Mária Auxtová from Shoptet.
The new reform of the EU customs framework brings significant changes to the customs procedures of the European Union, with a direct impact on e-commerce and the millions of small parcels entering from third countries. Among other things, it is planned to introduce a handling fee for small parcels by 1 November 2026. According to an announcement by the Customs Department, the EU Council, in which the 27 Member States participate, gave its final …
It's not just the prices of cheap products that could change: the next step in the EU customs reform will impose a new fee on parcel delivery itself.
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