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EU import duty calculator 2026: what a parcel from outside the EU really costs

Since 1 July 2026 the EU has no 150 € duty-free threshold. Every parcel from outside the EU pays a customs duty of 3 € per item when the goods are worth up to 150 € (Regulation (EU) 2026/382, art. 2), the ordinary customs rate of the product above that, and VAT on top of everything. Type price and shipping: the calculator applies the rule in force today — the same code that computes every total on Crossave.

Item price80.00 €
Shipping10.00 €
Customs duty 3 € per item3.00 €
VAT (Italy)20.46 €
Real total at your door113.46 €

EU flat 3 EUR customs duty (rule in force since 1 July 2026, shipments under 150 EUR) + VAT. Note: the courier (DHL/UPS/FedEx...) may charge a separate customs clearance fee (roughly 15-30 EUR per shipment, varies by carrier and service), not included in this total.

The rule, in three lines

Five worked examples (computed now, not typed)

Headphones from a US shop

Price + shipping80.00 + 10.00 €
Duty 3 € per item3.00 €
VAT20.46 €
Real total113.46 €
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Laptop from the US, above 150 €

Price + shipping300.00 + 20.00 €
Duty 0%0.00 €
VAT70.40 €
Real total390.40 €
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Pokémon cards from Japan on eBay

Price + shipping120.00 + 15.00 €
Duty 3 € per item3.00 €
VAT30.36 €
Real total138.00 €
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Jacket from the UK, above 150 €

Price + shipping250.00 + 25.00 €
Duty 12%33.00 €
VAT67.76 €
Real total375.76 €
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Toy from China on a marketplace

Price + shipping60.00 + 8.00 €
Duty 3 € per item3.00 €
VAT15.62 €
Real total71.00 €
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Frequently asked

Is the 3 € per parcel or per item? Per item in the consignment: two items of 40 € each pay 6 €. The 150 € limit is on the total intrinsic value of the consignment.

Does shipping count towards the 150 €? No: the threshold looks at the goods' intrinsic value. Shipping enters the base of VAT (and of the percentage duty above 150 €).

Is the calculator the same for every EU country? The duty rule is EU-wide; VAT is the destination country's rate (22% in Italy, 19% in Germany…). Type the two-letter code.

Why do you show "n/a" sometimes? When we do not have an official figure for that origin, category or destination, we write n/a instead of inventing an average. Zero and "we don't know" are different statements.

Until when? The 3 € flat duty runs until 1 July 2028; then the ordinary rates return with the EU Customs Data Hub. This page follows the code, so it will change on that day.

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Sources: Regulation (EU) 2026/382; EU customs tariff (TARIC); VAT rates of the destination countries. How every figure is built: how we calculate.