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November 2026 · Issue 167 items · 29 markets
Austria
EU €2 handling fee now applies to low-value parcels
27 Oct · Royal Mail, EU Trade Insights

In practice: Since 1 November the EU charges a €2 handling fee on each product line in a low-value B2C parcel, on top of the €3 customs duty in place since 1 July. Both are charged per commodity code, so a parcel holding three different products can carry €15 in EU charges, and VAT generally applies to the fee. Gifts over €45 are also caught. Check what share of your EU orders is under €150, then review your prices and delivery terms.

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Iraq Certificate of Origin route corrected (UK Chamber, Arab-British Chamber, Iraqi Commercial Attaché; no FCDO apostille normally needed). ISPM 15 wording narrowed to solid-wood packaging. v1.1 → 1.2
Vietnam Incoterms wording corrected: CIF is sea-only; CIP for air and containerised freight. v1.0 → 1.1
Uruguay Incoterms wording corrected: CIF is sea-only; CIP for air and containerised freight. v1.0 → 1.1
United Arab Emirates Incoterms wording corrected: CIF is sea-only; CIP for air and containerised freight. v2.1 → 2.2
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Regulatory Radar

November 2026 · Issue 16

7 items 29 markets
1 of 5

Confirmed and upcoming regulatory change across every covered market, dated, sourced, and translated into what it means for your business.

EU €2 handling fee now applies to low-value parcels

In effect since 1 Nov 2026

In practice: Since 1 November the EU charges a €2 handling fee on each product line in a low-value B2C parcel, on top of the €3 customs duty in place since 1 July. Both are charged per commodity code, so a parcel holding three different products can carry €15 in EU charges, and VAT generally applies to the fee. Gifts over €45 are also caught. Check what share of your EU orders is under €150, then review your prices and delivery terms.

Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden In effect Reported 27 Oct

Product identifiers now required on EU-bound parcels

Source: Royal Mail, EU Trade Insights
Italy Romania France In effect Reported 27 Oct

National parcel charges: Italy and Romania add their own, France suspends

Source: Royal Mail, EU Trade Insights (Individual Member State Charges)

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