Brussels, Belgium, Dec 12, 2025 (AFP) - EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood

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2025-12-12

EU finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on all small parcels imported into the bloc starting July 1, 2026, to help tackle a flood of cheap imports by the likes of Shein and Temu. The move comes a month after the bloc agreed to scrap a duty exemption for packages worth less than 150 euros ($174) imported directly to consumers in the 27-nation bloc, in many cases via Chinese-founded platforms. The fixed fee will be introduced......

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