UK retailers face higher EU eCommerce costs from customs

Etsy introduces upfront delivery duty payments to simplify shipping between UK and EU

Etsy has become the first online marketplace to offer Royal Mail’s new postal delivery duties paid (PDDP) service for shipments to the European Union, following EU customs changes that took effect on July 1. Royal Mail launched the service in response to new EU rules that introduced a flat €3 (US$3.41) customs duty on most business-to-consumer parcels valued under €150 (US$170) entering the bloc from outside it. The PDDP service allows duties to…

UK retailers face higher EU eCommerce costs from customs

Returns and customs handling are squeezing margins for UK sellers into the EU, with extra border crossings now adding more than the new €3 fee.

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