News / EC eyes 'handling charge' replacing de minimis in bid to tackle cheap imports

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European regulators are looking at ways to tackle the surging flow of goods entering the bloc under the de minimis rule, as concerns rise over eroding product standards.

With President Trump removing the US de minimis exemption for goods from China – since suspended as parcels piled up – Europe’s efforts have somewhat gone ignored.

But last week, legislators in Brussels announced the intention to remove the EU de minimis exemption, for goods valued at less ...