EU affairs desk

Day-before explainer on the new €3 duty. Confirms it applies per tariff heading within a parcel, not per parcel, meaning a phone, charger and earphones in one box attract €9. Notes that Shein and Temu have already pivoted to EU warehousing to sidestep the fee.

“Firms used the loophole to avoid up to 12 per cent in import duties, keeping shipping and production costs artificially low while avoiding European oversight.”