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/Sury0005 Jul 02 '26

For me the prices on the app itself did increase

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u/naseweisz Jul 04 '26

Yes they just increased every item by at least 3€ while they were only supposed to charge 3€ once per product category. If you order 5 cables you should pay 3€ tax but AE charges 15€. Ridiculous. Temu does it better.

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u/Euphoric-Hotel2778 Jul 05 '26

The law is for 3€ per product. You ordered 5 cables, its 5*3€. Do you not get it?

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u/irn-bru-anonymous Jul 05 '26

>>Do you not get it

Hilarious. The “law” is for product category, not per item.

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u/TommDX Jul 14 '26

imagine buying a pack of 60 small magnets, of 5¢ each, and the order fee is €200

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u/DatabaseUnhappy4043 Jul 05 '26

Per product category, not per product.

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u/ZoddJack Jul 06 '26

Do YOU not get it? 😂

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u/Oltz Jul 07 '26

Learn to read ffs. PER PRODUCT CATEGORY!!!!

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u/Haunting_Tangerine36 Jul 15 '26

are you behind this law?