Amazon Europe to Charge €3 Duty on Low-Value Import Parcels From July 2026
The EU will end the duty exemption for imported goods valued below €150 from July 1, 2026, and charge a €3 duty per item or tariff line.
What are the key facts?
- 1EU to end the duty exemption for imported goods below €150 from July 1, 2026
- 2€3 duty per item or tariff line for imported goods valued at no more than €150
- 3Applies to FBA and FBM orders shipped directly from outside the EU to EU consumers
- 4Does not apply to goods shipped from warehouses within the EU
- 5FBM sellers must use an approved carrier that can clear customs with Amazon’s IOSS number
What happened?
Amazon’s European Seller Central reminded sellers that the EU will end the duty exemption for imported goods valued below €150 from July 1, 2026. For imported goods valued at no more than €150 and shipped directly from outside the EU to EU consumers, customs will charge a €3 duty for each item or tariff line declared. The rule applies to both FBA and FBM orders.
If goods are already stored within the EU and shipped from an EU warehouse, this import duty does not apply, although VAT and other import costs may still arise. For FBM orders, sellers must also use an Amazon-approved carrier that can clear customs using Amazon’s IOSS number.
The notice states that sellers shipping directly from China and those selling lightweight, low-priced products or managing multiple SKUs will be affected more significantly. Sellers need to reassess European pricing, free-shipping policies, and multipack structures to address the fixed duty cost added per item.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
From July 1, 2026, FBA and FBM orders shipped directly from outside the EU to consumers, with a value of no more than €150, will incur a €3 duty per item or tariff line. Fixed costs will put greater pressure on margins for low-priced and multi-SKU products. Recalculate European prices, free shipping, and multipack structures, and distinguish between EU-warehouse fulfillment and direct overseas shipping.
What should sellers do now?
- 1This week, use a duty estimation tool to review all European FBA and FBM products shipped directly from outside the EU with a value of no more than €150. Add €3 per item or tariff line and produce a cost and margin table by SKU.HS duty estimate
- 2Identify lightweight, low-priced, and multi-SKU listings in Europe. Simulate pricing, free-shipping, and multipack options for direct shipping and EU-warehouse fulfillment, and complete at least one SKU-level profit comparison table.Profit calculator
- 3This week, verify whether European FBM carriers are Amazon-approved and support customs clearance using Amazon’s IOSS number. Create a checklist covering carriers, applicable routes, and customs-clearance capabilities, and flag every item that fails.