DHL, FedEx, UPS call on EU to phase in new duties rules on low-value packages
DHL, FedEx, UPS call on EU to phase in new duties rules on low-value packages
By Matthias InverardiFri, May 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC
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By Matthias Inverardi
DUESSELDORF, May 22 (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest shipping companies - DHL, FedEx and UPS - on Friday called on EU finance ministers to implement a phased approach to new duties rules on low-value packages.
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In a letter seen by Reuters, the companies said: "We therefore call on Ministers to endorse a phased approach: proceed with the EUR 3 flat-rate duty per item from 1 July 2026, while deferring the more complex and unresolved elements until they are legally certain and operationally viable."
(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi, writing by Tom Sims, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Source: “AOL Money”
