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EU removal of the customs exemption for low-value e-commerce parcels

The EU removal of the customs exemption for low-value imported parcels and the application of customs duties to e-commerce parcels worth up to €150.

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Von der Leyen
European Union
Nov 13, 2025, 04:48 PM
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“EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU.”
Von der Leyen announces EU finance ministers agreed to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels and notes all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
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Good news from ECOFIN today! EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU. From now on, all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
On the agreement by finance ministers to remove customs exemptions for low-value parcels.
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Von der Leyen
European Union
Jul 1, 2026, 07:54 AM
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“the surge in low-value online imports has put our retailers at an unfair disadvantage.”
Von der Leyen notes customs duties apply to e-commerce parcels entering the EU and highlights the surge in low-value online imports disadvantages retailers.
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From today, customs duties apply to e-commerce parcels worth up to €150 entering the EU. 30 million Europeans work in retail; it's our our largest private-sector employer. And the surge in low-value online imports has put our retailers at an unfair disadvantage.
On low-value online imports and retailers.
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