EU citizens: 22 Euro duty-free limit will end July, 1st. Order cheap items NOW!

[Walter Schulz]

Hi!

1st of July import tax/VAT free rule (22 Euro) will get canceled. Means: Purchasing cheap items/gear from China (mainly) will be gone for good.
At the moment you can order items up to 22 Euro (including shipping) and tariff/tax/VAT won't get applied. Effective 01.07.2021 you have to pay tariff. Period. And because shipping companies will charge you an additional handling fee (starting around 6 EU but some are not that cheap) your 20 Euro item translates into > 30 Euro putting it all together. And a 6 EU item will just become a 13 Euro purchase.
Only exception:
Tariff below 1 Euro won't get processed. Translates to: Items worth up to 5.24 Euro will not be affected. In other words: Duty-free limit drops from 22 Euro to 5.24.

Above calculations are for Germany (19% tariff). YMMV.

[Danne]

Interesting. Any more reading on the subject? Too tired too search for sources.

[Walter Schulz]

Tons of reading. But nothing in english explaining the whole shebang. Esp. info about handling fees for various shipping companies is non-transparent and which one will be used for your purchase, too.
https://eclear.com/article/zollverordnung-neue-kleinbetragsregelung-ab-1-juli-2021/