EU Ends Cheap-Import Duty Exemption

BrusselsEU ends customs exemption on small online imports.

China supplies 91% of affected parcels; the new €3 per-item charge ends the exemption that let Shein and Temu undercut European retailers.

A €2 per-parcel handling fee follows in November; a full tariff regime replaces the stopgap in 2028.

Sources: BBC, Cyprus Mail, protothemanews.com, Business Review