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EU's €2 handling charge for cheap imports to snare Chinese products (www.euronews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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A €2 euro-handling fee set to be imposed on every small parcel entering the EU with a value of €150 euros or less announced this week by Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is set to hit imports on cheap goods from China.

Europe is receiving roughly 12 million small parcels each day, amounting to an estimated 4.6 billion items annually, the majority of which are goods sold by Chinese online platforms like Shein and Temu.

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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

Even with €2 tax, still cheaper than domestic alternatives (if any).