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EU to impose 3 euro duty on e-commerce parcels from July 2026 in crackdown on cheap Chinese imports such as from Shein, Temu (www.reuters.com)
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European Union finance ministers agreed on Friday to set a 3 euro ($3.52) customs duty on low-value parcels arriving in the bloc, part of efforts to crack down on cheap Chinese e-commerce imports such as from online retailers Shein and Temu.

The duty will apply from July 1, 2026, and will be in place until a permanent solution is found to eliminate the "de minimis" duties exemption for online purchases below 150 euros, the EU's Council of its 27 governments said in a statement.

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The bloc was due to remove the exemption in 2028 as part of an overhaul of its customs system, but pressure to act faster has grown amid concerns about Chinese goods being dumped in Europe.

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The number of low-value e-commerce packages arriving in the bloc doubled last year to 4.6 billion, over 90% of them from China. Imports this year are set to be even higher.

The EU is also considering a separate handling fee, which the European Commission has proposed should be set at 2 euros per parcel. It is not clear when it would be imposed.

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[โ€“] nithou@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder if this will allow only to consumers or will also target dropshippers. Because it the citizen has to pay more while dropshippers still enjoy their shitty practices, it doesn't look great...

[โ€“] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As with all other tariffs, you can assume there will be a direct passthrough to consumers.

[โ€“] nithou@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, while I understand the move, it feels like an open road to go back to making a fortune for the drop shippers which pisses me off. Also I'm not at ease with the fact that it explicitly target only China

[โ€“] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, you could always just continue to shop directly from China, using something like AliExpress, and leave the dropshippers hanging.