


EU €2 parcel Customs handling fee Nov 2026 confirmed

EU 2027-28 Customs Reform completes legal process

UK Oct 2028 ending customs-free £135 threshold

UK withdrawal customs-free £135 threshold to raise £600m

EU €50 billion VAT & customs fraud: EPPO warning
EU Public Prosecutor warns large-scale VAT frauds in Greece & Romania EPPO estimates EU loses €50 billion annually to VAT & customs fraud The European Union is grappling with customs and VAT fraud on an unprecedented scale, driven by organised criminal networks that operate across

EU Working Party on Tax Questions – IOSS reforms
Working Party on Tax Questions debates Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) in Conjunction with the 2028 EU Customs Reforms On 27 March, the Council of the European Union’s Working Party on Tax Questions will meet again to continue the exchange of views on Import One-Stop

EU 2025 VAT and Customs reform priorities
European Commission 2025 Work Programme, including VAT and customs initiatives The EC has published its 2025 Commission Work Programme, which includes progressing initiative on VAT and Customs reform – notably the 2028 Customs Reforms which includes and new EU Customs Authority and IOSS reforms. Below

EU 2028 scraps €150 import VAT & customs consignment threshold and IOSS limit
March 2028 VAT on all import B2C consignment must be charged at sale in checkout; IOSS €150 limit withdrawn; marketplaces liable for seller VAT and customs; optional Special Arrangements extended As part of 2028 EU Customs reforms proposals, the VAT special arrangements threshold of €150

EU Parliament backs 2028 ending €150 IOSS limits
ECON votes for Directive changes as part of wider March 2028 Customs & VAT reforms On 24th October 2023, the EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs committee (ECON) voted in favour of two amendments to the VAT Directive 2006/112/EC. These two reforms are