The new rules introduce a handling fee for each item purchased from non-EU online stores and sent directly to EU consumers. This will help cover the increasing costs associated with managing the huge flow of individual shipments. The service fee will be paid by the same entity responsible for paying other customs duties for the same shipment, to avoid passing costs on to consumers. The exact amount of the service fee will be determined by the European Commission and will be reviewed every two years to reflect actual costs. Member States will start collecting this fee no later than November 1 of this year.
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Platform responsibility
Sellers and platforms that mediate the sale of goods remotely from non-EU countries directly to EU consumers will be considered importers. As a result, they will be required to provide customs authorities with all necessary data, pay or guarantee any taxes, and ensure that goods sent to Europe comply with EU legislation. To ensure accountability, these companies must be established in the EU or represented by an EU-based entity holding authorized economic operator status (AEO) or trusted trader status. This should prevent the use of fictitious companies to circumvent the new rules.
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