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EU Introducing Fixed Customs Duty on Low-Value Parcels from July 2026

|Approved Changes|European Union
European Union

During its meeting on 12 December 2025, the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council approved a fixed customs duty on low-value parcels from July 2026.

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Customs: Council agrees to levy customs duty on small parcels as of 1 July 2026

The Council today agreed to apply a fixed customs duty of €3 on small parcels valued at less than €150 entering the EU, largely via e-commerce, from 1 July 2026.

This temporary measure responds to the fact that such parcels currently enter the EU duty …

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