The EU rewrote the rules for non-EU sellers on 1 July 2026, and rewrites them again in March 2028. Most guides you’ll find repeat the headline — “€3 per item” — and stop. The parts that actually cost money are in the caveats. Every claim below is sourced to the regulation, not to a summary of it.
These links open the DutyVault tools. The free tools run entirely in your browser. The Vault classifies once and keeps every code current as the rules move.
Open the Vault →Every claim on this page is sourced to the regulation, not to a summary of it. DutyVault verifies against primary EU texts (EUR-Lex, DG TAXUD). None of this has been reviewed by a customs lawyer, and consistency with a text is not the same as being right about your exact situation — it is a starting point that makes a lawyer’s hour cheap.
Verified 14 Jul 2026 · rules current to the €3 interim regime (1 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2028) and the March 2028 reform.