EU: Agreement to repeal small consignments import relief

ECOFIN agreed to eliminate the current rule that allows goods under €150 to enter the EU without customs duties being paid.

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November 14, 2025

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) of the EU on November 13, 2025, agreed to eliminate the current rule that allows goods under €150 to enter the EU without customs duties being paid. Once the EU customs data hub—the proposed EU central platform for interacting with customs and strengthening controls—becomes operational (currently expected in 2028), relevant customs duties will therefore apply to all goods entering the EU.

The ECOFIN also made a commitment to work towards a simple, temporary solution to levy customs duties on such goods as soon as possible in 2026 and until the customs data hub becomes operational in 2028. Work to develop the solution will continue in the coming weeks.

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