Budget sent to Parliament drops planned €2 fee on low-value parcels from outside the EU
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What happened
The budget text sent to Parliament abolishes a previously planned €2 charge on low-value parcels from outside the EU, according to RaiNews. The charge had been scheduled to take effect on 2027-01-01.
Why it matters
The change removes a planned national cost on small imported parcels and alters the near-term operating assumptions for e-commerce platforms, consumers, customs intermediaries and parcel operators. It also changes the policy baseline ahead of parliamentary budget scrutiny and any further EU action on low-value import treatment.
RaiNews reports that the budget package transmitted to Parliament removes the planned €2 charge on low-value parcels arriving from outside the EU. The fee had been due to start on 2027-01-01 and would have changed pricing for cross-border e-commerce shipments and related customs handling. Its removal signals that Rome is not proceeding unilaterally on this parcel measure as EU-level rules on low-value imports continue to evolve.
Watch for
Camera dei Deputati publication of the budget text and any article-by-article wording confirming removal of the parcel fee by 2026-11-05 Camera Budget Committee tabling of amendments that reinstate or replace the low-value parcel charge by 2026-11-07 MEF or Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli technical note on customs treatment of extra-EU low-value parcels after the budget filing by 2026-11-07 European Commission statement or document on low-value parcel customs reform cited by Italian ministers or committee rapporteurs by 2026-11-07
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