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title: "EU €2 Handling Fee on Parcels: In Force Since 1 November 2026, How It's Charged"
description: "From 1 November 2026 the EU charges a €2 handling fee per item (same tariff code and origin) on online sales from outside the EU, at any value, on top of the €3 duty. Worked examples and what sellers should change."
url: https://importdutycalc.com/eu-2-euro-handling-fee
---

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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[Work out what my EU parcel pays](https://importdutycalc.com/eu)

## 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)

- **One mug:** €3 duty + €2 fee = **€5**.
- **Three identical T-shirts:** one product type, so €3 + €2 = **€5**, about €1.67 per shirt.
- **A T-shirt and a mug:** two product types, so €6 + €4 = **€10**.
- **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

- **Re-price EU shipping** so a single-item order covers €5, not €3.
- **Push bundles of the same product.** Copies of one item share one €3 and one €2.
- **Keep tariff codes consistent** so identical products are grouped into one item on the declaration.
- **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](https://importdutycalc.com/eu)

The checker now adds the €2 per product type when you tick the handling fee box. More: [EU €3 duty for US sellers](https://importdutycalc.com/eu-3-euro-duty-us-sellers) · [for UK sellers](https://importdutycalc.com/eu-duty-uk-sellers) · [bundling to cut it](https://importdutycalc.com/eu-3-euro-duty-bundling).

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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