EU countries agree to tax cheap packages from July.
12 December 2025
Cheap packages entering the EU will be charged a tax of €3 per item from next July to stem a flood of packages from Chinese webshops, the bloc’s 27 finance ministers agreed.
The flood of untaxed and often unsafe goods prompted the European Commission to propose a temporary solution.
The deal effectively ends the tax-free status for packages worth less than €150.
The flood of untaxed and often unsafe goods prompted the European Commission to propose a temporary solution.
The deal effectively ends the tax-free status for packages worth less than €150.