Customs Charges for EU Shipments
Summary: sapphyres-designer-jewellery described receiving a notification from Stallion about new customs charges for shipping to the EU, with a €3 charge per line item if an IOSS is provided. They expressed concern over pushing charges to the buyer, fearing refusals and refunds. recped provided a link for more information and suggested this change is more of a flat rate service fee rather than duties, effective from July 1st. ypdc_dennis confirmed that each different HS line would incur the fee, and this solution is temporary until 2028; a €2 handling fee might also be introduced later. blueberrylanenorth inquired about how eBay would handle this with VAT and EIS. marnotom! explained that VAT is collected during the purchase process separately from eIS, and the €3 charge might be integrated into the shipping fee to avoid bookkeeping complications.
So when I logged into Stallion, I got a notification telling me there's no customs requirements for shipping to the EU. They've scrapped the 150 euro de minimis and Stallion is now assessing a 3 euro (about $4.80 CAD) charge per "line item" on my invoice if an IOSS is provided. If we don't provide an IOSS they will charge the buyer.
Previously when buyers were being charged, they were refusing the package, tracking was not showing on eBay that packages were refused and eBay was making me refund. So pushing it off on to the buyer (when eBay is collecting VAT) does not seem like a reasonable solution.
Anyone else with Stallion see this? Do they understand it the way I do?
The way I understand it, if I have 1 coin, 1 banknote and 1 set of stamps, I'm going to be charged 9 euro in Customs charges to be able to ship (one charge per "line item".) Since you can have multiple items with different countries of origin, that will create additional line items on the invoice.
C.
blueberrylanenorth
·1 month agoSo how is ebay handling this via EIS and direct purchases going into europe. They collect VAT and provide Paid Custom label number currently, so simple logic says they would collect the new fee going forward. Is there anyone on this new board that is an eBay employee that could explain?
marnotom!
·1 month agoVAT is collected on an EU shipment as part of the purchase process, the way GST/HST is when we Canadians buy from a Canadian seller. It's separate from eIS, at least on low-value purchases, and is charged on more-directed shipped shipments as well as items handled by eIS.
My guess is that the €3 charge will be part of the "import fee" on the shipment or folded into the shipping charge, although the latter may make it trickier on eBay's end for bookkeeping purposes. Whether the fee is charged at checkout or deferred until delivery will probably depend on what the carrier involved is capable of handling.
ypdc_dennis
·1 month agoEach different HS line in the package will be charged the fee. So your example is correct.
Only shipments under IOSS (import one-stop shop for VAT) will have the fee added.
This €3 duty is a temporary solution. It will remain in force until the EU Customs Data Hub becomes operational in 2028. Low-value e-commerce imports (under €150) will then be charged standard EU customs tariffs, based on the nature and classification of the goods rather than a flat rate.
Info source: https://www.vatcalc.com/eu/eu-e3-levy-low-value-e-commerce-import-package-july-2026/
Side note: An additional €2 "per package" handling fee is also in the works (Nov/2026).
marnotom!
·1 month agoFor what it's worth, this was discussed a little while ago on the "old" boards, but not specifically in the context of Stallion:
https://community.ebay.ca/forum/selling-24/topic/predicitons-for-ebay-international-options-after-eu-new-import-fees-ceta-4202/
https://community.ebay.ca/forum/selling-24/topic/new-eu-small-import-charges-coming-yet-another-blow-to-international-sales-4200/
recped
·1 month agoSome details about this new thing in the EU
https://carraglobe.com/eu-de-minimis-changes-2026/
It's good to know that Stallion will be collecting this in advance rather than leaving it up to the recipient, should make for smooth deliveries.
My understanding is that this will be effective on July 1st.
The De Minimis isn't really being scrapped, this is more like a standard flat rate service fee rather than an application of duties.
sapphyres-designer-jewellery
OP1 month agoI read most of the article, but it's a little too long for me to digest.
My key takeaway is that it's 3 euro per item (of each HTS code, and I presume if you have the same HTS code for two items and different countries of origin that's 2x 3 euro tariffs). And Stallion is collecting it, so there's no way around it (if you ship with Stallion).
There was a post I saw today about new packaging stuff for the EU (like what Germany does). I think EU shipping will be over for a lot of sellers. I figured out how to keep shipping to the US... I'm not going to give up, I just recently started shipping to the EU and made some good sales.
C.