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EU agrees €3 tax on parcels to tackle surge of Shein and Temu imports
EU agrees €3 tax on parcels to tackle surge of Shein and Temu imports

EU agrees €3 tax on parcels to tackle surge of Shein and Temu imports

EU finance ministers have agreed to introduce a €3 tax on low-value parcels entering the European Union from July 2026, marking a major step toward curbing the flood of cheap online imports, particularly from China-based platforms such as Shein and Temu. The measure will end the long-standing tax-free status for packages worth less than €150, known

Parcels from Temu, Shein and others to get a new EU tax from July

Parcels from Temu, Shein and others to get a new EU tax from July

EU finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a duty starting from €3 on low-value imports into the bloc from July 2026, to help tackle a flood of small parcels ordered via the likes of Shein and Temu. Last year, 4.6 billion small retail packages entered the European Union -- more than 145 per second -- with 91 per cent originating in China and their