Fees go up for importing

Finally ! It’s incredible how Europeans were filling their homes with goods made on other continents. And then, these same Europeans take to the streets to complain about everything, wanting to earn more while maintaining their way of life, all the while ruining the industries of their own countries...

Beyond that, many more reasons for these taxes. Eg. The explosion of those chinese e-commerce platforms overwhelmed postal services and customs authorities with tens of millions and millions of tiny, individual parcels. Processing and inspecting these low-value shipments incurs massive (!) administrative costs.

@Strontium. Yes, with some disappointment I noticed this myself. However, it is usually still worth buying via a Chinese platform, because these "only Chinese made" products are a) only available from China b) many times as expensive when bought from a reseller in Europe. Lots of the Chinese shops in Portugal are selling excellent value products, especially for those who are not blessed with a high income.

Btw, in some cases (especially when the order is over 25 EUR) the sellers in China will pick up the "bill" for the additional import or parcel fee.

Eg. The explosion of those Chinese e-commerce platforms overwhelmed postal services and customs authorities with tens of millions and millions of tiny, individual parcels. Processing and inspecting these low-value shipments incurs massive (!) administrative costs. - @JohnnyPT

Well, the postal services don't appear to be overwhelmed by the number of parcels. It is an EU decision to inspect all these low value items and has nothing to do with the Chinese, who are already making all effort to minimize the hassle for EU buyers. The EU is a highly protectionist market, but it needs to be careful to not destroy is own exports (think about ex Export World Champion Germany).

Finally ! It’s incredible how Europeans were filling their homes with goods made on other continents. And then, these same Europeans take to the streets to complain about everything, wanting to earn more while maintaining their way of life, all the while ruining the industries of their own countries...Beyond that, many more reasons for these taxes. Eg. The explosion of those chinese e-commerce platforms overwhelmed postal services and customs authorities with tens of millions and millions of tiny, individual parcels. Processing and inspecting these low-value shipments incurs massive (!) administrative costs. - @JohnnyPT

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Eg. The explosion of those Chinese e-commerce platforms overwhelmed postal services and customs authorities with tens of millions and millions of tiny, individual parcels. Processing and inspecting these low-value shipments incurs massive (!) administrative costs.  - @JohnnyPT
Well, the postal services don't appear to be overwhelmed by the number of parcels. It is an EU decision to inspect all these low value items and has nothing to do with the Chinese, who are already making all effort to minimize the hassle for EU buyers. The EU is a highly protectionist market, but it needs to be careful to not destroy is own exports (think about ex Export World Champion Germany). - @TGCampo

Its to increase buying stuff from with in the bloc, alot of the chinese stuff is fake cr^p as well.