Online shopping is about to become a lot trickier for Irish customers
Irish shoppers will face a new €3 charge on all non-EU online purchases starting July 1st. This change removes the previous 'de minimis' rule that exempted items worth less than €150 from import duties.
Why it matters
The policy aims to protect EU retailers from an influx of cheap, potentially unsafe goods from outside the bloc, impacting consumer costs and cross-border e-commerce.
Online shopping is now just an accepted part of the retail experience for many people. An Post’s outgoing chief executive David McRedomd said recently that it delivered 75 million parcels to Irish homes last year. It expects that figure to comfortably exceed 100 million this year.
The article reports on a factual policy change and explains the rationale provided by the EU without taking a political stance.
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