EU sees ‘massive’ drop in Chinese parcel shipments after €3 fee, lawmaker says
By Oscar Pandiello ( September 10, 2026, 14:05 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s temporary €3 customs fee on low-value parcels has cut shipment volumes in the Netherlands by 46 percent since July 1, center-right lawmaker Dirk Gotink said, calling the effect “massive” and bigger than expected. The blanket fee is intended to apply until 2028, when a shared EU customs data hub should enable duty calculations per parcel. EU lawmakers are due to give the wider customs reform their final approval next week.The EU’s temporary customs fee on low-value parcels of €3 ($3.50) has already caused a “massive” drop in shipments from China, according to Dirk Gotink, the Dutch center-right lawmaker leading the European Parliament’s work on wider customs reform....
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