The EU second fee on small parcels from China and Beijing retaliation

The three-euro customs duty on small parcels from China has produced its first measurable results, and the Union is preparing a second, handling fee. We are tracking what level the Commission sets, whether the European Parliament confirms the reform, and whether Beijing moves from threats to actual countermeasures.

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The article that started it

Clo zrazilo čínske balíky na belgickom letisku o 53 percent. Od novembra má pribudnúť druhý poplatok

Na letisku Liège klesol dovoz malých zásielok o 53 percent a clo vynieslo 223 miliónov eur. Únia k nemu chystá ďalší poplatok, Peking hrozí Parížu.

3.9.2026

What we are still watching

The European Commission has set the level of the handling fee for small parcels.
China has adopted concrete countermeasures against France over the ultra-fast fashion penalty.
Consolidated EU-wide data on the drop in small parcel imports have been published.
The new EU customs agency has started operating in Lille.

What has happened

The European Parliament has formally confirmed the customs reform. Europarlament 16.9.2026 colnú reformu definitívne schválil; poplatok za malé zásielky do 150 € sa má vyberať najneskôr od 1.11.2026, výšku ešte určí Komisia (Tagesschau). → Zollreform: EU führt neue Gebühr für kleine Online-Pakete ein (Tagesschau) 16.9.2026

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