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On 14 October 2026 CBP moved the mandatory Entry Type 13 date for postal shipments from 22 October 2026 to 20 January 2027. It applies to postal shipments subject to Section 201, 232, or 301 duties, or under a Partner Government Agency's jurisdiction. CBP said there are no changes to international mail entry procedures before 20 January 2027.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
Federal Register 2026-20650, published 8 October 2026, is a proposed rule. Comments are due 7 December 2026. It would extend the new entry and data requirements to all international mail packages except letters and flats. It is not in force.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
Commission Delegated Regulation C(2026)6694 was adopted on 21 September 2026. Article 1 sets the Union handling fee at EUR 2 per item (one distinct tariff line). The fee is on distance-sold goods from outside the EU and has no €150 cap.
Start: expected from 1 Nov 2026, pending publication in the EU Official Journal.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
From 9 July 2026, Etsy Shipping Policy clause E requires a Delivery Duty Paid method for orders shipped to the United States. Enforcement is Purchase Protection, not a block at checkout. Etsy does not collect the US duty at checkout.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 charges EUR 3 per item in a consignment with intrinsic value of EUR 150 or less. An item is a distinct tariff line, not a parcel and not a unit. Commission example: 5 T-shirts = €3; a T-shirt and a watch = €6. The old €150 duty relief ended the same day. Import VAT still applies.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1022 was published in the Official Journal on 1 July 2026. Annex point (2)(a) requires, for each item in a distance sale of imported goods, a merchant product identifier, a non-standardised manufacturer product identifier, and a standardised manufacturer product identifier if one exists. Article 2(3) applies that requirement from 1 November 2026. Operators could provide the data voluntarily from 1 July 2026. Commission guidance limits the practical scope to consignments of intrinsic value up to EUR 150, mainly sales to consumers, and says the Commission is amending Annex B to say so. An administrative tolerance depends on commodity codes listed in the guidance, so a handmade description alone does not qualify. UPS and the guidance disagree on how tolerance goods are declared.
Last checked: 2026-10-18
Two interim final rules published on 24 June 2026 make the suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment indefinite. FR 2026-12670, effective that day, covers modes other than international post: shipments of $800 or less must use formal or informal entry. FR 2026-12669 covers mail from 24 July 2026 and creates Entry Type 13. The original suspension is Executive Order 14324, effective 29 August 2025. No tariff rates are stated here.
Last checked: 2026-10-17
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