Irish shoppers face new charge on items from outside EU
Irish shoppers will be hit with an additional €2 handling fee for items bought outside the EU.
Irish shoppers will soon face an extra €2 handling fee on items purchased from outside the EU, in addition to the existing €3 customs duty charge introduced on July 1. These charges apply to online purchases from businesses outside the EU that deliver to Ireland. The EU has proposed this €2 handling fee, though it remains unclear whether it will be applied per parcel or per item.
Altogether, shoppers could see an additional €5 added to their online purchases from outside the EU. An Post, Ireland's postal service, is tasked with implementing these charges and has indicated a planned introduction in November, pending clarification on the fee structure. According to An Post, the €2 administration fee will be introduced under the Union Customs Code by the European Union, separate from customs duty, and is meant to cover the costs of customs processing.
The final details regarding the fee amount and its implementation date have not yet been finalized and will be discussed between EU member states and the European Commission in the coming weeks.
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