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As the EC mulls custom reform, European stakeholders suggest abolishing the de minimis limit for import duty would not be “the silver bullet” that will solve the complex issues arising from the surge of low-value ecommerce traffic. 

In a Transport Intelligence (Ti) report, analyst Richard Shrubb noted that a recent spike in packages had “raised eyebrows among customs authorities and consumer safety organisations, and raised the question of whether they are a threat to businesses in Europe and the US”. 

Indeed, the ...

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