On Friday 12 December, at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, the European Finance Ministers decided by a very large majority to introduce a fixed customs duty of €3 on small packages worth less than €150 entering the EU. This measure must be in place by 1 July 2026 at the latest.
This is an amendment to EU Council Regulation (1186/2009) setting up a community system of reliefs from customs duty. This decision follows the agreement reached at the previous Ecofin Council to...