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The EU has spent several years rebuilding how low-value imports are taxed and cleared, and it is not finished. IOSS, the removal of the low-value consignment relief, and the wider customs reform package all change the same thing: who is liable, when, and for how much. If you sell into the EU from China, the compliance surface is now wider than a VAT registration. Import control filings, the accuracy of your commercial invoice data, and your choice of clearance agent decide whether parcels flow or sit. This tag covers regulation as it lands, the enforcement that follows, and the practical filing changes your 3PL has to make. Rules published in Brussels reach your consignments through a chain of intermediaries, and the gap between announcement and enforcement is where most sellers get caught out.
Former European Council president Charles Michel says he expects progress on the four-track EU-China talks by late October, November or year end.
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Typhoon Saudel has put rolled cargo and skipped port calls back into the China trades, and yard density in north and east Asia is tightening behind it. Cosco has committed about $3bn to 18 new container ships, which does nothing for your Q4 but plenty for 2028 rates. Brussels is briefing that the four-track talks with Beijing could move by the end of the year.
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