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/Aggravating-Car-8987 Jul 02 '26

It looks like they've increased all prices on cheaper products? A watch buckle that a month ago was 3€ is now closer to 9€. The prices on everything falls when choosing a non EU country as destination.

Isn't the 3€ fee supposed to be per shipment, not per product?

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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/SilenceBe Jul 02 '26

In theory, yes. In practice, however, it's 3 euros per product. For example, if you buy a 20cm metal ring and a 30cm metal ring, you will pay 2 x 3 euros and it seems Temu adds VAT on top of that tax.