Pratinjau Aturan Perdagangan Uni Eropa 2027: Apa yang Harus Dipersiapkan Penjual China Sekarang
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If you sell from China into Europe, the past twelve months have probably felt like regulatory whiplash. The flat €3 customs duty on low-value parcels has been live since 1 July 2026, a Union-wide handling fee is scheduled to follow on 1 November 2026, a new packaging regulation has been applying since 12 August 2026, and the EU’s deforestation law is due to bite at the end of this year. It is tempting to treat all of this as the “2026 problem” and hope that things settle down after the holidays.
They will not. Looking at the calendar as of late October 2026, 2027 is the year in which the second half of the story arrives: the carbon border mechanism moves from paperwork to paying, the forced labour ban gets its application date, the EU customs authority starts to take shape, and the reform timetable points to a tougher liability regime for importers by November 2027. Sellers who spend the next few months rebuilding their product data, supply chain documentation and fulfilment model will walk into 2027 with an advantage. Everyone else will be reacting to detained cartons and unexpected invoices.
This preview is written from the freight forwarding side of the table, where rule changes become real money: a container held for missing documents, a parcel flow that suddenly costs 17 percent more, a customer who cancels because the landed price jumped at checkout. We walk through what is confirmed, what is still moving, what it means for cost and transit planning, and what a practical preparation plan looks like for the next 90 days.
Why 2027 Is the Real Turning Point for China-to-EU Trade
The Duty-Free Era Has Ended, and the Enforcement Era Is Starting
For almost two decades, goods valued under €150 entered the EU without customs duty. That exemption, set back in 2008, was designed for occasional gifts and small consignments, not for an e-commerce model that now pushes billions of parcels across the border every year. According to figures cited by the European Commission, about 4.6 billion low-value shipments arrived in 2024, roughly 91 percent of them from China, and the count for 2025 climbed to around 5.9 billion items, which is more than 97 percent of the volume of low-value imports and works out to roughly 16 million parcels cleared every single day.
Brussels’ answer has two layers. The first is a deliberately simple interim measure: a flat €3 duty applied from 1 July 2026 to each item category in a parcel worth less than €150, running until 1 July 2028. The second is the structural fix, the EU Customs Data Hub, which will replace the interim duty with ordinary tariff rates and a data-driven clearance model for e-commerce goods from mid-2028.
Between those two dates sits 2027, the awkward middle year. The simple flat duty is still in place, but the rules around who is responsible for the goods, what data must be provided and which products may be sold at all are all being tightened in parallel. For a China seller, 2027 is the year to stop treating compliance as an afterthought and start treating it as part of the cost of goods.
Siapa yang Paling Terpapar?
The exposure is not evenly spread. Sellers of very low-priced, single-item parcels feel the flat duty most sharply because €3 is a large slice of a €10 or €15 order. Sellers who ship mixed-category bundles are exposed in a different way, because the duty is counted per item category rather than per parcel. Brands that sell packaged goods, electronics, batteries or textiles face a third layer of obligations through packaging and producer responsibility rules. And suppliers of steel, aluminium and similar products to European buyers sit in the path of the carbon border mechanism.
Most sellers will find that they fall into more than one of these groups at the same time, which is exactly why a single, joined-up preparation plan beats chasing each regulation separately.
The New Cost Stack: €3 Duty, €2 Handling Fee and National Add-Ons
The easiest way to understand the new regime is to stack the charges the way a customer would see them at the door. Value-added tax has been collected on low-value imports since July 2021, usually through the Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) or by the marketplace. That has not changed. On top of VAT, the interim customs duty now applies regardless of whether the seller is IOSS-registered, so being compliant on VAT does not shield you from the new charge.
The duty is calculated per product type, based on the six-digit tariff code. A parcel that contains three items falling under three different six-digit codes therefore attracts €9 in duty, while a parcel containing five units of one product attracts €3. This detail rewards sellers who keep their tariff classification clean and who think carefully about how they bundle products into a single order.
The Union handling fee is a separate measure. The Commission’s reform page says it will be introduced by 1 November 2026 to compensate customs authorities for the cost of supervising the flood of small parcels, and most commentary expects a level of around €2. Some secondary sources describe it as per parcel and others as per item, and the implementing details were still being finalised when this article was written, so build your model with a small buffer and confirm the final text before locking prices.
Table 1. Illustrative added cost per order under the interim regime
| Order scenario | Nilai pesanan | Item categories (6-digit) | Bea masuk €3 | Handling fee (assumed €2 per parcel) | Biaya tambahan | Share of order |
| Phone accessory, single item | €15 | 1 | €3 | €2 | €5 | 33.3% |
| Kitchen gadget, single item | €30 | 1 | €3 | €2 | €5 | 16.7% |
| Tiga potong rumah bundel | €60 | 3 | €9 | €2 | €11 | 18.3% |
| Premium single item | €120 | 1 | €3 | €2 | €5 | 4.2% |
| Mixed gift set | €140 | 4 | €12 | €2 | €14 | 10.0% |
Illustration only. Excludes VAT, national fees, freight and any ordinary tariff. The handling fee level and basis should be verified against the final implementing act.
The table shows the pattern that matters for pricing. Cheap single-item parcels suffer most in percentage terms, bundles suffer most in absolute terms, and mid-priced single products are the least affected. That points toward two sensible reactions: raise the average order value where you can, and avoid packing unrelated categories into the same parcel without checking what that does to the duty.
National Fees Are Not Waiting for Brussels
Several Member States did not wait for the Union-wide fee. Italy introduced a €2 national charge on low-value parcels from outside the EU, although one report notes that the start date was pushed from 1 July to 1 October. Romania applies a fee of 25 RON, roughly €5, per parcel under €150, and French measures have also been reported. Whether these national charges will be absorbed into the Union fee or run alongside it is something sellers should ask their forwarder and customs broker to monitor country by country, because a destination-level surprise can change the margin on an entire route.
The 2027 Calendar at a Glance
Dates are the part of this topic where most sellers get tripped up, because the measures come from different legislative files and are managed by different authorities. The table below pulls the most relevant milestones into a single timeline, with the status as of 22 October 2026.
Table 2. Key EU dates for China sellers, from now to mid-2028
| Tanggal | Mengukur | Siapa yang terpengaruh | Status |
| 1 Juli 2026 | Interim €3 customs duty on items in parcels under €150 | All direct-to-consumer low-value imports | Terpaksa |
| 12 Agustus 2026 | Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) starts to apply | Anyone placing packaging or packaged goods on the EU market | In force, phased |
| 1 November 2026 | Union handling fee on small parcels (about €2 expected) | Distance-sold low-value consignments | Dijadwalkan |
| 30 Dec 2026 | EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for medium and large operators and traders | Importers and traders of in-scope commodities and derived products | Dikonfirmasi |
| 1 Februari 2027 | CBAM certificate sales open | EU importers of steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and related goods | Dijadwalkan |
| Maret 31 2027 | First quarterly CBAM certificate holding check (50% of embedded emissions) | Authorised CBAM declarants | Dijadwalkan |
| 30 Juni 2027 | EUDR for micro and small operators | Smaller operators in scope | Dikonfirmasi |
| 30 September 2027 | First CBAM annual declaration and surrender, covering 2026 imports | Authorised CBAM declarants | Dijadwalkan |
| November 2027 | Extended importer liability under the customs reform timetable | Importers and e-commerce supply chains | Berencana |
| 1 Dec 2027 | Commission evaluation of readiness of the central customs IT infrastructure | Policy checkpoint for the 2028 switch | Berencana |
| 14 Dec 2027 | Forced Labour Regulation applies | Every business placing products on the EU market | Dikonfirmasi |
| 1 Juli 2028 | Interim duty replaced by ordinary tariffs through the Customs Data Hub | All e-commerce importers | Berencana |
Dates drawn from the European Commission, Council of the EU and published legal analyses. Several items depend on implementing acts that may still change.
Two observations stand out. First, the heaviest compliance milestones cluster between December 2026 and December 2027, so the preparation window for many sellers is effectively the next twelve months, not the next three years. Second, the interim duty is explicitly temporary, but the Commission has to check by December 2027 whether the central IT system is ready. If that system is late, the interim regime could be extended, so a plan that assumes the €3 duty vanishes on 1 July 2028 is a risky plan.
Customs Reform Moves From Policy to Operations
Extended Importer Liability From November 2027
One of the quieter items in the reform timetable may turn out to be one of the most important for cross-border sellers. Under the Modernised Customs Code, the responsible party for goods entering the EU is expected to become broader and more clearly defined, with extended liability for importers scheduled from November 2027. In plain terms, authorities want a named, accountable entity behind every shipment, and they want that entity to answer for the accuracy of the data and the compliance of the goods.
For a seller who has relied on the buyer, a marketplace or a courier to act as the effective importer, that shift matters. If the marketplace or courier decides to push risk back onto the seller through contract terms, or if an EU entity is expected to take the role of importer of record, the seller needs a clear answer on who carries that responsibility and who insures it.
The practical response is to map every route you currently use and write down, for each one, who files the declaration, who is the importer of record, who pays duty and VAT, and who is liable if goods are seized or reclassified. Many sellers discover during this exercise that the answer is vague, or that it differs from one lane to the next.
A New Customs Authority and the EU Customs Data Hub
The reform also creates a new EU Customs Authority, based in Lille, which is expected to begin operations in 2027 and to coordinate risk management and data sharing across Member States. It will manage the EU Customs Data Hub, a single digital interface that gives authorities a view of supply chains and movements of goods across the Union. Use of the hub becomes mandatory for e-commerce on 1 July 2028 and for all traders by 1 March 2034.
What does this mean for a China seller in 2027? Mostly that risk targeting will get sharper before the hub is even live. Authorities will be comparing declared values, descriptions and tariff codes across ports and across carriers, and they will be doing so with better tools. Inconsistent data, such as the same product classified under two different codes by two different forwarders, becomes a flag rather than a quirk.
Data Quality Is the New Competitive Advantage
Every one of these measures depends on data. The €3 duty depends on correct six-digit tariff codes. The Data Hub will require richer data from platforms and suppliers. Product safety, packaging and forced labour rules all demand that you can trace a product back to a factory, a material and a responsible person in the EU.
A good starting point is a product master file that links each SKU to a verified tariff code, a plain-language customs description, a declared value logic, the country of origin, the manufacturer’s name and address, and the compliance documents attached to it. Sellers who maintain such a file can answer customs queries in hours. Sellers who do not often take weeks, and in the meantime the goods sit at a terminal accruing storage charges.
Undervaluation deserves a specific warning. With a flat duty on low-value parcels, there is an obvious temptation to split orders or lower declared values to stay under the €150 line. The Commission’s whole rationale for the reform is the fight against fraud and undervaluation, and the data tools arriving in 2027 and 2028 are built to catch exactly that behaviour. A pattern that looks clever in 2026 can become a penalty file in 2027.
Product Compliance Rules That Will Bite Harder in 2027
Customs charges are only the visible part of the picture. The rules that decide whether a product may be sold in the EU at all are moving just as fast, and several of them reach back through the supply chain to the factory floor in China.
EU Deforestation Regulation: Confirmed for 30 December 2026
After two postponements, the EUDR now applies from 30 December 2026 for medium and large operators and traders, and from 30 June 2027 for micro and small operators. The Commission’s simplification review, published in early May 2026, confirmed that the legal text will not be reopened, while offering updated guidance, a draft delegated act on product scope and a relaunch of the information system. The Commission estimates that the simplifications cut annual compliance costs by around 75 percent. One notable proposed change is that leather is expected to drop out of scope.
Most China sellers of consumer electronics or fast fashion will not be the party filing due diligence statements, but the EU importers they supply will be, and those importers will push questions back down the chain. Anyone selling wood-based products, furniture, paper packaging, rubber-containing goods or items that include other in-scope commodities should expect requests for geolocation data and supplier declarations in the first quarter of 2027. Responsibility for submitting the due diligence statement is now concentrated on the operator that first places the product on the EU market, which makes it important to know exactly who that operator is in your supply chain.
Forced Labour Regulation: Applies From 14 December 2027
The Forced Labour Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/3015, bans products made with forced labour from being placed or made available on the EU market and from being exported from it. It applies from 14 December 2027 and covers manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and online sellers. The ban follows the product, not the company type, and it covers forced labour at any stage, from raw material extraction to final assembly.
Enforcement runs in three steps, from preliminary assessment to a formal investigation and, if a violation is found, a decision that can order withdrawal of the product from the market and its disposal. The Commission leads where the suspected forced labour is outside the EU, which means Chinese supply chains are squarely in the frame. Member States must notify their national penalty rules by 14 December 2026, and the Commission has been preparing a risk database and guidelines to explain how authorities will assess risk by product and geography.
Because the regulation does not impose a formal due diligence checklist on every company, some sellers assume it does not affect them. That is a misreading. Authorities will ask for evidence, and a seller who can show supplier audits, material traceability and a documented risk assessment is in a far better position than one who can only say that the factory is trusted. Products contracted in today’s procurement cycles will still be on EU shelves in December 2027, so the evidence has to be assembled now.
Packaging, EPR and the Authorised Representative Question
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40, has applied since 12 August 2026 and replaces the old directive. It covers all packaging placed on the EU market regardless of where it comes from, including shipping cartons, mailer bags, void fill and protective inserts used to fulfil an order. Non-EU companies selling directly to consumers may need to register under national extended producer responsibility schemes, usually through an authorised representative appointed in each Member State.
Not every requirement arrived on 12 August. Harmonised material labelling is expected from 12 August 2028 at the earliest, a reusable shipping option for online sellers is planned from 2030, and some deadlines depend on secondary legislation. Legal commentary also points out that national penalty frameworks are still being formalised, with a window running to around February 2027 in which authorities can use general market surveillance powers to flag non-compliance and block goods at the border. Sources differ on the exact timing of rules on empty space in e-commerce packaging, with limits of 40 to 50 percent being cited, so treat tight packaging as good practice already.
The same logic applies to batteries and electrical equipment. In Germany, the foundation that runs the electrical equipment register revoked the registrations of foreign producers who lacked an authorised representative in August 2025, which shows that enforcement of representation rules is not theoretical. Sellers of anything with a battery, plug or electronics should check their registrations now.
CBAM: From Reporting to Paying
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase on 1 January 2026, but the financial reality begins in 2027. Certificate sales open on 1 February 2027, authorised declarants must hold certificates covering at least 50 percent of embedded emissions at the end of each quarter from 31 March 2027, and the first annual declaration and surrender for 2026 imports is due by 30 September 2027. A 2025 simplification introduced a 50-tonne annual threshold per importer, and the Commission estimates that around 18,000 importers will remain in scope after the change.
For China sellers, CBAM is mostly a business-to-business issue, relevant to those exporting iron and steel products, fasteners, aluminium and similar goods to European buyers. The legal obligation sits with the EU importer, but that importer will want verified emissions data from you, because default values carry a markup that rises from 10 percent in 2026 to 20 percent in 2027 and 30 percent from 2028. A proposal from December 2025 would extend CBAM to roughly 180 more steel and aluminium-intensive downstream codes from 2028, but it had not been adopted at the time of writing.
General Product Safety and the EU Responsible Person
The General Product Safety Regulation has been applying since December 2024 and requires products sold to EU consumers to have an EU-based responsible economic operator, traceability information and safety documentation. It is easy to forget amid the newer headlines, but marketplaces are tightening enforcement on it, and a listing taken down for missing responsible-person details costs more in lost sales than the compliance work itself.
Choosing Your Fulfilment Model: Direct Parcel, Bulk Ocean or Hybrid
The new rules change the economics of how goods reach European customers. For years, the cheapest path for many sellers was a direct parcel from a Chinese warehouse to the buyer’s door. With a per-category duty, a handling fee and growing compliance duties attached to each parcel, the balance is shifting toward holding stock inside the EU, where goods enter in bulk, pay ordinary duty on commercial value once, and are then delivered domestically.
Table 3. Comparing the main fulfilment models after the reforms
| Pilih Model | Duty and fee treatment | Paling cocok | Risiko utama |
| Direct parcel from China (air or express) | €3 per item category per parcel, handling fee, VAT through IOSS; ordinary tariffs from mid-2028 | Long-tail SKUs, new product tests, high-priced items | Per-parcel charges erode margin on low-value orders; exposure to parcel-level inspection |
| Bulk ocean freight (FCL or LCL) to an EU warehouse | Ordinary tariff on commercial value, import VAT, one customs entry for many units | Proven best sellers with predictable demand | Cash tied up in stock; forecast errors; importer liability sits with a named entity |
| Model hibrida | Bulk for core range, direct parcel for the long tail | Sellers with a few hero products and a wide catalogue | Complexity in inventory, tariff coding and returns |
| Marketplace-managed fulfilment | Depends on marketplace rules and who acts as importer | Sellers who want speed to market with fewer moving parts | Less control over the importer role, fees and data |
Tariff rates vary widely by product, from zero for some electronics to double digits for apparel and footwear. Run the numbers per SKU.
Consider the €30 kitchen gadget from Table 1. Sent as a direct parcel, it carries €5 of added duty and fee, about 17 percent of the order value. If the same gadget has an ordinary duty rate of, say, 6.5 percent, the duty on a €30 customs value is under €2 when it arrives inside a pallet of several hundred units, and the freight cost per unit on ocean or consolidated transport is usually a fraction of an express parcel charge. The comparison is not automatic, because bulk shipping adds inventory cost, local storage, local last-mile delivery and the risk of unsold stock, but for products that sell steadily the arithmetic now favours bulk much more often than it used to.
The hybrid model is the one we see sellers settle on most often. Core products with proven demand move in FCL or LCL ocean shipments to a warehouse close to the main sales regions, while slower-moving or seasonal items continue to ship direct. The tariff classification work required for bulk entries also helps the parcel side of the business, because the same data feeds both flows.
Timing Risks for Peak Season
The next few weeks matter more than usual. The handling fee is due on 1 November, in the middle of the run-up to Black Friday and Christmas. Parcels that left China in October may be cleared under a slightly different set of charges than those that depart in December, and carriers and postal operators are already adjusting their tariffs and their customs data requirements. Check how your carrier will treat shipments in transit on the effective date, and decide in advance whether to absorb the fee, pass it to the customer through a threshold or surcharge, or reprice.
A Freight Forwarder’s Playbook for Preparing Now
Build the Documentation Backbone
Start with the product master file described earlier and extend it into a document pack for each product family. For consumer goods that means a safety assessment or test report where relevant, an EU responsible person reference, packaging material data, battery or electrical registration numbers where applicable, and a statement of origin and manufacturer details. For regulated materials it also means supplier declarations that can support EUDR or forced labour questions. This pack should be stored in a way that your forwarder, customs broker and marketplace can all access without emailing attachments back and forth.
It also helps to run a short mock audit. Pick ten SKUs at random and ask your team to produce the tariff code, value basis, origin evidence, packaging data and responsible person details within one working day. The gaps you find in that exercise are the gaps a customs officer or marketplace compliance team will find in 2027.
Rework Pricing and Contracts
Pricing needs a deliberate decision, not a last-minute patch. Some sellers will show duty-inclusive prices at checkout so that the customer sees no surprise on delivery, others will raise their minimum basket, and others will move the first leg to bulk and price from EU stock. Whichever path you choose, make sure your platform settings, your IOSS handling and your carrier contracts all agree on who collects and who remits each charge.
Contracts deserve the same attention. Look for clauses that move liability for customs penalties, reclassification and detained goods onto the shipper, and check whether your forwarder or carrier will act as indirect representative or whether you need to appoint an EU entity. With extended importer liability on the horizon, an unclear contract is a financial risk rather than a legal footnote.
Plan Capacity and Cash Flow
Shifting part of your volume from parcels to ocean freight changes your working capital profile. A container takes weeks to arrive, duty and import VAT fall due at clearance, and stock has to be financed until it sells. Sellers who make the move gradually, starting with their top five SKUs, can test the numbers without betting the whole business, and they can use LCL consolidation to ship smaller volumes before committing to full containers.
How Topway Shipping Helps China Sellers Get Ready
Since 2010, Topway Shipping, headquartered in Shenzhen, China, has been a professional provider of cross-border e-commerce logistics solutions. The founding team brings more than 15 years of experience in international logistics and customs clearance, with a strong focus on China–U.S. transportation, a lane where strict documentation and fast-moving rule changes have long been part of daily operations. That background translates well into the European environment, where the next two years will reward sellers who treat customs data and transport planning as a single workflow.
Topway’s services cover the entire logistics chain: first-leg transportation from China, overseas pergudangan, customs clearance and last-mile delivery. It also offers flexible full-container-load (FCL) and less-than-container-load (LCL) ocean freight from China to major ports worldwide. For a seller considering the move from direct parcels to bulk stock, that combination is useful because the same partner can consolidate goods in Shenzhen, move them by sea in the volume that suits the forecast, support clearance at the destination and hand the cargo on to a warehouse and final delivery network.
The LCL option deserves a special mention for sellers who are testing the bulk model. Instead of committing to a full 20-foot or 40-foot container, a seller can ship a few pallets of best sellers, measure sell-through in Europe and scale up once the numbers work. FCL then becomes the natural choice for products with steady demand, where a dedicated container lowers the cost per unit and simplifies clearance.
Table 4. Matching 2027 preparation tasks to logistics support
| Tugas persiapan | Where a forwarding partner such as Topway Shipping can help |
| Moving best sellers from parcels to bulk stock | Consolidation in Shenzhen, FCL or LCL ocean freight to major ports, and coordination of first-leg transport to the port of departure |
| Cleaner customs data and tariff coding | Clearance support that checks descriptions, values and codes against the product master file before the shipment departs |
| Holding stock close to customers | Overseas warehousing and last-mile delivery arrangements so that bulk imports can be turned into fast domestic orders |
| Clarifying who is liable at import | Discussion of importer-of-record and representation options for each lane before the extended liability rules arrive |
| Peak-season and reform-date planning | Booking and scheduling advice that accounts for effective dates such as 1 November 2026 and the 2027 milestones |
Service scope should be confirmed with Topway Shipping for each destination and lane.
The honest advice for any seller is to talk to a forwarder early, bring real SKU data and ask for a side-by-side landed cost comparison between direct parcel and bulk routes. Topway Shipping can build that comparison with you, including the first-leg, ocean, clearance, warehousing and last-mile steps, so that the decision rests on numbers rather than guesswork.
A 90-Day Preparation Plan
Turning all of this into action is easier with a timetable. The plan below assumes you start in the last week of October 2026 and want to be in good shape for the first quarter of 2027.
Table 5. Suggested 90-day plan for China-to-EU sellers
| Periode | Alur kerja | Apa yang harus dilakukan |
| Minggu 1–2 | Price and cost model | Rebuild landed cost per SKU with the €3 duty, the expected handling fee, VAT and national fees, and decide how each charge will be shown or absorbed at checkout. |
| Minggu 1–4 | Product master file | Verify six-digit tariff codes, customs descriptions, origin, manufacturer details and values for every active SKU, starting with the top 20 by revenue. |
| Minggu 3–6 | Routes and liability map | Document who files, who is importer of record and who bears liability on each lane, and fix any gaps ahead of the November 2027 liability changes. |
| Minggu 4–8 | Compliance registrations | Check packaging, battery and electrical EPR registrations, appoint authorised representatives where needed, and confirm GPSR responsible-person details on listings. |
| Minggu 5–9 | Supply chain evidence | Request supplier declarations and traceability data for EUDR-relevant materials and begin a forced labour risk assessment for key factories. |
| Minggu 6–10 | Bulk pilot | Ship a first LCL or FCL batch of top sellers to an EU warehouse, track landed cost and sell-through, and compare with the parcel baseline. |
| Minggu 10–13 | Review and scale | Compare pilot results, decide the final split between parcel and bulk, and set review points for each 2027 milestone on the calendar. |
Kesimpulan
The EU is not simply adding a small fee to cheap parcels. It is rebuilding the way goods from third countries are declared, taxed, tracked and held accountable, and 2027 is the year in which many of the pieces start to click together. The €3 duty and the handling fee are the visible start. Behind them sit the customs data reforms, importer liability, carbon border costs, packaging obligations, deforestation due diligence and a forced labour ban that applies from 14 December 2027.
For China sellers, the winning approach is neither panic nor delay. It is to rebuild landed cost models with the new charges, clean up product and tariff data, document who is responsible at each step of every route, line up the registrations and representatives that the packaging and product safety rules require, and test a bulk or hybrid fulfilment model while the parcel economics are still being settled. Rules will keep moving, and some dates in this article may shift, so a partner that follows the details and can adjust your routing quickly is worth having.
If you want help turning this into a concrete plan, Topway Shipping can review your current lanes, compare direct parcel and bulk costs, and set up first-leg, FCL or LCL ocean freight, clearance, overseas warehousing and last-mile delivery to match. The sooner the numbers are on the table, the more options you keep for 2027.
Pertanyaan Umum Demo Slot
Q: Does the €3 duty apply if my parcels are already covered by IOSS?
A: Yes. IOSS handles VAT, while the €3 duty is a separate customs charge that applies to low-value parcels regardless of IOSS registration.
Q: Is the €3 charged per parcel or per item?
A: It is charged per item category, determined by the six-digit tariff code. A parcel with three different product types attracts three charges, while several units of the same product count once.
Q: Will the interim duty really end on 1 July 2028?
A: That is the current plan, when ordinary tariffs and the EU Customs Data Hub take over for e-commerce. The Commission must evaluate IT readiness by December 2027, so the timeline could change.
Q: Do I need an EU authorised representative?
A: Often yes. Packaging, battery and electrical equipment rules generally require non-EU sellers who sell directly to consumers to appoint a representative in the destination country, and the product safety rules require an EU responsible person.
Q: Should I move from direct parcels to bulk shipping to the EU?
A: It depends on volume and product value. Steady sellers with higher volumes usually benefit from bulk FCL or LCL plus local delivery, while low-volume or experimental products may stay on direct parcels. A landed cost comparison per SKU gives the answer.
