Balgarianovinite.com As of July 1, 2026, the EU begins to apply a temporary EUR 3 customs duty per item on low-value consignments (up to EUR 150) imported from outside the EU, abolishing the duty exemption applicable until June 30 2026. The EUR 3 temporary customs duty is a flat fee, which will apply until July 1 2028, after which normal customs duties will apply, depending on the type of good.
The measure is part of the EU’s Customs Reform, a broader effort to modernize customs procedures, ensuring fairness, safety, and sustainability in e-commerce. The effort follows evidence that a significant share of low-value e-commerce imports fail to meet EU safety and compliance standards, posing risks to consumers and undermining fair competition.
The European Commission said that targeted inspections carried out across the EU 27 throughout 2025 in cosmetics, personal protective equipment (PPE), food supplements, toys, and electronics revealed alarming non-compliance: over 60% of checked products failed EU standards due to missing labels, forbidden ingredients, or absent safety documentation. The EUR 3 duty levels the playing field, ensuring that all businesses bringing goods to the EU market, whether it is buying in bulk or individually, are subject to customs duties and comply with the rules. EU Abolishes EUR 50 Duty-Free Exemption for Low-Value Imports 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-01 05:35:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law