Florian Colas

EU introduces €3 tax on small parcels from 1 July, suspending France’s national levy after months of platform bypassing

A new EU customs duty of €3 per category of article in low‑value online orders starts on 1 July, ending France’s short‑lived national tax. The bloc moves to stem a flood of Chinese goods from platforms like Shein and Temu that swells customs workloads and undercuts European sellers.