OTTAWA — Canada Put up says it’s suspending service to some European Union nations over new customs guidelines for low-value shipments.
The postal service says in a discover on its web site that it’s not accepting parcels destined for a dozen nations till additional discover.
They embrace Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Eire, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain.
Efficient Wednesday, the European Union is introducing a three-euro customs responsibility on parcels imported from outdoors the bloc value as much as 150 euros, or about $240.
The European Union says the brand new responsibility applies per merchandise, primarily based on tariff classification and never amount.
It says many parcels are undervalued or falsely declared to keep away from customs duties, and present guidelines give non-EU sellers an “unfair benefit” over companies that manufacture or promote merchandise within the European Union.
“The brand new measure will assist create fairer competitors for EU companies, higher defend customers from unsafe merchandise, deal with customs fraud and deal with environmental considerations over mass delivery,” the European Union says in a information launch Tuesday.
Canada Put up says it’s going to proceed accepting shipments to different EU locations, resembling Poland, Latvia and Sweden, and work to implement compliant options within the affected markets.
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