A New Era in Online Shopping: They Decided to Charge Extra for Small Packages - Sözcü Newspaper
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The European Union has given final approval to a comprehensive reform that will change the customs system for online purchases from countries outside the bloc. Under the new regulation, a new transaction fee will be applied across the EU for small e-commerce shipments entering the bloc.
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The EU Council has given final approval to the biggest reform of the European customs system in decades. The changes will particularly affect the billions of small packages that citizens order online from countries outside the European Union, writes Index.hr.
Another innovation in European Union (EU) customs policy will come into effect at the beginning of November: a “handling fee” of EUR 2 will be applied to all shipments from third countries with a value of less than EUR 150. However, while the EU hopes that the new rules will protect against a tsunami of cheap goods, major e-commerce platforms are also reacting.
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