From November 1, small imported packages will be taxed more

This text corresponds to part of the transcription of the report above. Click on the video to watch it in full. Alexandra orders regularly on Chinese platforms, attracted by the low prices.

She confides: "There, I saw that it was going to increase, so I'm going to reorder this evening before having the additional 5 euros. "From November 1, small packages sent outside the European Union will cost more: 2 euros in processing fees in addition to the 3 euros in customs fees already in force since July, result: 5 euros per category of items. Example with a package: two t-shirts and a perfume will cost 10 euros in taxes instead of 6 euros.

An additional cost considered too significant for some consumers. “People will no longer be able to treat themselves, neither in stores in France since prices are increasing, nor abroad since we will no longer be able to buy packages only at prohibitive prices. So it’s really very embarrassing,” shares Alexandra.

For others, it is a solution to reduce the quantity of packages coming from Asia. “The two euros can make an impression and it can really allow people to better encourage them to consume locally. So I think it’s quite a good thing,” said a passerby.

Platforms already established in EuropeBut these fees should not affect all orders in the same way. Some platforms have already repatriated their stock to warehouses in Europe. Yann Rivoallan, president of the French Women's Ready-to-Wear Federation, explains: "The warehouse set up by Shein corresponds to more than 90% of its volumes because the majority of its offering is already stored in this warehouse.

As a result, Shein almost does not pay the 3 euro tax and the future 2 euro tax. “According to the Ministry of the Economy, imports of small parcels from China have fallen by 30 to 40% since the implementation of the first tax last July.

Machine-translated from French