EU Customs Shake-Up: New Parcel Fees to Hit Irish Shoppers from November

Dublin is bracing for a fresh wave of EU-imposed costs as a new €2 handling fee on parcels from outside the bloc moves closer to reality, set to stack on top of the €3 customs duty already in place since July. The charge, designed to cover customs processing under the EU's new Union Customs Code, could more than double the cost of a typical online order from non-EU retailers like Amazon UK or AliExpress. An Post, the state postal service, is still awaiting final clarity on...