Last week I wrote that the 2 euro fee was expected, not guaranteed.
Now it is. Regulation 2026/2152 went into the Official Journal on 22 October. It applies from 1 November.
One detail for whoever fills in your declarations. Three identical knitted suits on one line are one item. On three lines, three items.
The European Post ran the numbers on a 140 euro parcel: 5 euros in charges, or 15, duty included. Same box.
The boring part of the paperwork just got a price.
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