EU Imposes Processing Fee on Foreign Small Packages

The European Union is adding a fee to shipments from outside the EU. This fee joins new customs duties on cheap online products. These changes will affect trade between the EU and other countries.

The European Union announced a new processing fee for goods arriving from countries not in the EU. This fee will be applied to these shipments. The fee is being introduced alongside planned new customs duties. These duties will apply to inexpensive goods sold online. The new customs duties will start in November.

Summarized from the sources above. Read the originals for the full story.