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Low-value import rules in European Union
Low-value consignments
The €150 customs-duty relief for low-value consignments was abolished on 1 July 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2026/382). Until 1 July 2028 a customs duty of €3 per item applies to consignments with an intrinsic value not exceeding €150 that are imported under the IOSS VAT exemption or arrive as postal consignments. Import VAT applies from the first euro.
In force from 2026-07-01 to 2028-07-01 · Regulation (EU) 2026/382, Arts. 1–2
The €150 customs-duty relief was abolished on 1 July 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2026/382). If this consignment (intrinsic value ≤ €150) is imported under the IOSS VAT exemption, a customs duty of €3 per item applies instead of the tariff rate until 1 July 2028.
In force from 2026-07-01 to 2028-07-01 · Regulation (EU) 2026/382, Arts. 1–2
What LandedGrid does not calculate for this destination
- quotas: Weekly Commission quota balances are matched by origin and period. Licence-managed, missing or stale balances are not assumed; in-quota rates remain conditional on allocation.
- taxes: Import VAT uses the member state’s standard rate from the Commission’s TEDB service. Reduced rates exist for some goods and are not applied automatically.
- excise: Excise duties are national and are not in TARIC. They are not calculated.
- regulatory: TARIC import restrictions and control measures attached to the code are listed. National rules and product legislation outside TARIC are not covered.
- TARIC data is the Commission’s monthly extraction (situation on the 1st of the month). Measures that change mid-month appear at the next extraction.
- VAT and excise are national: TARIC is never used to infer them. VAT comes from the member-state tax adapter (TEDB).
- Agricultural components (Meursing), entry-price and other composition-dependent duties are flagged for review rather than calculated.