Since 1 July every sub-€150 parcel into the EU pays €3 per tariff line. Turkish-origin goods can escape it under the Customs Union — but only on a full H1 declaration with VAT collected at the border, not at checkout. For many sellers that costs more than the duty it saves.
In May Amazon opened its freight, fulfilment and parcel network to any business and knocked 9–13% off FedEx, UPS and GXO in a day. Since then: a seller conference, a peak surcharge and very little public data. What to watch.
CBP's electronic informal entry for mail shipments up to $2,500 enters production this month. It is voluntary for now, but from 22 October it becomes the only route for a growing list of excluded goods.
UPS, FedEx and USPS have all published holiday pricing. The headline rates are up 20–25%, but the real cost is in the volume rules — and one of them may have been triggered for you ten months ago.
The $800 duty-free threshold has been gone for a year and is now written into regulation and statute. A plain reading of where the rules stand, and what they mean for a small exporter shipping direct to American customers.
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