A new EU rule placing a tariff of at least three euros on any parcel worth 150 euros or less came into force on July 1st this year. Since then, the number of small parcels entering Denmark from outside the EU has fallen sharply.
A week before the new EU tariffs, 400,000 small packages were registered in Denmark. In September, the number was under 10,000. However, the industry organization calls the minister's celebration foolish - because the cheap products are still in the country, it says