A change in the exemption limit for parcels from countries outside the EU may lead to additional costs in the future, which the parcel carrier will then collect directly upon delivery.
A few years ago, DHL introduced a flat-rate service fee for parcel deliveries from non-EU countries. This applies to items or products that are worth over 22 euros. From July 1st, this exemption limit will fall according to a requirement from the EU Commission. DHL, UPS, DPD, Hermes and Co. will collect the costs due from then on directly upon delivery.
The background to this requirement is that it is intended to eliminate the competitive advantages of senders from other EU countries. Low-cost providers such as Wish or Joom were exempt from import taxes on goods whose value was less than 22 euros.
How does that go?
If you ordered goods from countries outside the EU, including shipping costs for less than 22 euros, they previously went through customs tax-free. In the future, this exemption limit will no longer exist. In the future, however, the additional costs of 6 euros for the service flat rate will not be charged directly when ordering, but will be due upon delivery by a parcel courier.
This means that if you receive a package and pick it up from a parcel shop or post office, you have to pay the costs for this service fee when you pick it up.
An exception are books, clothing or household goods with a value of less than 5.23 euros. Here the customs costs would be higher than the income.
Why do you have to pay the costs of the parcel service?
The import tax on goods from outside the EU is charged by customs in Germany. The parcel services advance these for the customer. When the packages are delivered, they get the money back from the respective recipient by collecting the costs directly upon delivery.
In order not to have to pay such a fee, you can order from online shops that are registered in the EU or that pay the applicable VAT in an EU country. These include, for example, Amazon, Zalando, Zara, Otto, H&M and many other shopping platforms.
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Source: chip.de , internetworld.de
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