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EU parcels · checked 1 November 2026

The EU €2 handling fee: in force since 1 November 2026

Since Sunday 1 November 2026 (set in the EU Official Journal) the EU charges a €2 "Union handling fee" on goods sold online to EU consumers from outside the EU. It comes on top of the €3 duty that started in July, and unlike the €3, it applies at any parcel value.

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How it's counted

  • €2 per item, not per parcel. According to summaries of the Commission's delegated regulation, an "item" is the goods in one parcel that share a tariff code (HS subheading) and country of origin. That's the same grouping as the €3 duty.
  • Any value. Parcels over €150 don't pay the €3, but they still pay the €2 fee for each item.
  • Who it's charged to: it's collected through the customs declaration, so in practice your carrier or marketplace passes it on, either to you on a prepaid (DDP) label or to your buyer at delivery. Ask yours how they'll bill it.
  • VAT on top? Sources disagree. Some VAT advisers say import VAT is charged on the fee, and others say it isn't. Check with your carrier or IOSS intermediary.

Worked examples (parcels under €150)

  1. One mug: €3 duty + €2 fee = €5.
  2. Three identical T-shirts: one product type, so €3 + €2 = €5, about €1.67 per shirt.
  3. A T-shirt and a mug: two product types, so €6 + €4 = €10.
  4. A €200 coat (over €150): normal EU duty and import VAT, plus €2.

On a €12 item, €5 is over 40% of the price. That's why single cheap items to the EU are now hard to sell at the old price.

What to change now

  1. Re-price EU shipping so a single-item order covers €5, not €3.
  2. Push bundles of the same product. Copies of one item share one €3 and one €2.
  3. Keep tariff codes consistent so identical products are grouped into one item on the declaration.
  4. Ask your carrier or platform whether they'll charge the fee to you (DDP) or to your buyer, and whether VAT is added.

Work out what my EU parcel pays

The checker now adds the €2 per product type when you tick the handling fee box. More: EU €3 duty for US sellers · for UK sellers · bundling to cut it.

Sources: European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union, "EU Customs Reform" page (news item, October 2026: "From 1 November 2026, the EU will apply the €2 Union handling fee"); summaries of Commission Delegated Regulation C(2026) 6694 by dimweigh.com and vatupdate.com (8 October 2026), which differ on VAT. Start date confirmed: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2152 has been published in the EU Official Journal and applies from 1 November 2026, and Ireland's Revenue (press release, 29 September 2026) gives the same date. Read 29 October 2026.

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