First assessment of the three-euro duty on extra-EU mini parcels, which came into effect on July 1st in all EU countries. In the July-August two-month period, the drop in low-cost imports (shipments up to 150 euros in value) recorded in Italy was 39% compared to the previous two months. Meanwhile, the total revenue was 83 million euros. The point is made by the director of the Customs and Monopolies Agency (Adm), Roberto Alesse.
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Director, after the first two months of application, can we take stock of the duty on mini-parcels? In France, the first data show a collapse of imports from China between 30 and 40%. What were the traffic volumes in Italy? Can the duty revenue be estimated and what is the average amount of duty paid?
Imports of low-value parcels had an overall decline in the January-August 2026 period compared to the same period in 2025 of about 32%. Specifically, since the introduction of the new Union taxation, i.e., from July 1, 2026, in the July-August two-month period compared to the previous two months, May-June, the recorded drop was about 39%, thus in line with that detected by the French Authorities. The total duty revenue in the July-August two-month period was about 83 million euros, with an average tax per single shipment of about 8.66 euros.
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What types of controls have you introduced on mini parcels? Are you also using artificial intelligence and, if so, how?
The new duty on this type of parcels determines specific risk profiles from a customs perspective, with particular reference to the possibility for economic operators to improperly reduce their tax burden due to an incorrect representation of goods. I refer, for example, to the grouping under the same tariff classification of items that, by characteristics and nature, should be classified under different headings, resulting in a reduction of the overall duty due. The recent reform of the European Union Customs Code strengthens the responsibility of e-commerce platforms and provides specific sanctioning mechanisms in case of systematic violations of customs obligations. In this context, the Agency is already concretely experimenting with the use of artificial intelligence systems in control activities. One of the operational applications is “Autentica,” developed with Sogei and used by our offices to combat counterfeiting of products protected by intellectual property rights. Furthermore, additional interventions on information systems are underway, aimed at using advanced algorithms to identify anomalies, recurrences, and risk indicators on which to focus control activities, both in the tax field and in the various customs competence sectors.
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