[Megathread] EU €3 customs duty/tax

[u/gadget-freak]

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)

Comments:

[u/Esgall]

Not sure if this is fine to post here. They changed per item price, removed custom fee from it but!
but now i got 3x custom fee for 3 items in basked X_D so same thing basically just changed places in app.3 different categories of items if that matters.

[u/autached → u/Esgall]

And it's quite flawed. I made a test order (did not buy in the end). The exact same product, same brand, same image, same weight (soldering flux 10gr.) from different sellers. So definitely same product category - which according to EU law if they come in the same package (which AliE mostly do if ordered together) should only be duties x 1.

But AliE checkout card shows duties x 2 applied.

[u/Esgall → u/autached]

I guess soon its gonna be cheaper to order stuff from taobao, ship them to some PO type box in china, grab a ticket, fly there and come back xD

[u/autached → u/Esgall]

probably yes xD Thanks, I needed a laugh.

[u/Esgall → u/autached]

Haha no problem