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The Summary US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an interim final rule on November 5 that establishes new and stringent requirements for who can qualify as a US importer of record (IOR). It sets new eligibility ...
On 21 September 2026, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation setting the Union handling fee at €2 per item. The act supplements Regulation (EU) 2026/2108, the new Union Customs Code, under Article 20(2).
The UK is removing the £135 low-value import duty relief and, on June 23, 2026, accelerated the deadline to October 2028 at the latest. New customs arrangements shift duty, VAT collection, and liability onto sellers and ...