DHL, FedEx, UPS call on EU to phase in new duties rules on low-value packages

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22/05/2026 16:39

By Matthias Inverardi

DUESSELDORF, May 22 (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest shipping companies - DHL DHLn.DE, FedEx FDX.N and UPS UPS.N - on Friday called on EU finance ministers to implement a phased approach to new duties rules on low-value packages.

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)

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