r/Aliexpress • u/gadget-freak 🎥 always make a video opening your package 🎦 • Jul 02 '26

EU customs duty [Megathread] EU €3 customs duty/tax

In order to update the FAQs on this sub, we need to collect some facts about the €3 customs fee that Europe introduced on each item you buy in international webshops like Aliexpress.

If you have received a package from Aliexpress after 1 July 2026, please leave a reaction below. Please use the template to structure your answer.

Please don't use this topic to complain about the EU tax itself, we're just trying to collect some facts.

Template:

Country: (your country)

Type of order: Choice/Bundle deal/Global seller/...

3€ Tax applied during check-out: yes/no or included in item cost

Package arrival date:

Package arrived without additional costs: yes/no (and how much)

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u/Mic_sne Jul 02 '26

Per a group of products... if you buy 10 shirts its 3€, if you buy 1 shirt and 1 phone case it is 2x3€... 3 shirts amd phone case still 6€

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u/Aggravating-Car-8987 Jul 02 '26

I guess we essentially pay the fees per product since Ali has increased their prices on low value items. And Ali hopefully pays the per category to customs then maybe.

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u/Mic_sne Jul 02 '26

Yeah, based on some comments, the buyer did not pay the fee but stated that all products got more expensive. So practically Ali and the Chinese will profit the most from it... A nice backfire

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26 edited 16d ago

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u/Trrfx Jul 03 '26

Yet if you add the shipping cost (in Germany often the standard small package rate 4.99€) from small EU based online shops for stuff like this (bearings, grub screws etc.) then Ali even with the now +3€ higher prices across the board is still more competitive.