A planned EU tax on small parcels will not stem the flood of cheap Chinese goods entering the bloc, a senior official has warned.
The spectacular growth of ecommerce companies such as Shein and Temu has swamped EU customs authorities that need to check whether the billions of parcels arriving into the bloc each year respect European safety standards and pay the right import duties.
But Brussels’ plan to abolish the “de minimis” rule, which allows goods valued under €150 to avoid customs duties, would probably have little effect on reducing the number of low-value packages entering the bloc, warned Kristian Vanderwaeren, Belgium’s top customs official.
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