European Commission proposes tax on low value packages
To date, not all packages imported into the Community with a declared value of less than EUR 150 are subject to customs duties.
The European Union has long been thinking about taxing these packages, which have been worth over EUR 4.5 billion per year since 2024. However, in order to apply customs duties to imported products, which vary according to the goods, it is necessary to determine their customs nomenclatures and the administration should be able to verify the accuracy of the declared nomenclatures. Given that the volume imported represents about 145 packages per second, it is easy to understand that customs does not currently have the organization and the means to carry out the necessary checks.
In these circumstances, the European Commission has therefore proposed, on Tuesday 20 May, that the packages concerned be taxed unilaterally in the form of two euro package. This proposal could generate consensus, as its implementation could be rapid and its financial performance promising.
It remains to be seen whether Parliament will vote in favour of this proposal and whether the Council will then validate it.
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