Changes in EU customs rules from 1st July 2026

Written 2-jul-26. This article will be updated as we receive more updated information. 

We ship to most of our EU customers from Norway (outside the EU), so the new Customs Duty fee applies to our export shipments to EU customers.

Long-term consequences

This is simple to explain: We will add a 3 EUR EU Customs Duty fee to each invoice. 

By paying the Customs Fee to us when you order, we expect that you will avoid any import fee claim from your national customs authority.

Short-term consequences

This is the tricky part. 

We are enrolled in the EU IOSS system. This means we charge your national VAT when you order. This ensures that you will not receive any claim from your national customs authority to pay VAT + import fee (which in some countries is a substantial amount, more than 20 EUR per parcel).

As per today, our shipping company Bring/Posten does not have a solution ready so that we can order shipments including pre-payment of the 3 EUR Customs Duty. 

• For shipments to Austria, Belgium, Finland (see note below), Portugal, Denmark, Germany and France there is "until further" no solution available for us to buy shipments.
  We do not know yet what "until further" means, we will update here as soon as we know more.
• A solution for all other EU countries is expected ready 3-jul-26. If confirmed, customers in these countries will see no disruption or delay in the deliveries.

Bottom line: We will accept orders from all EU countries, but for some countries do not yet know the shipping date. As this new Customs Duty is implemented at the start of the holiday season, it might take several weeks. 

When you you place order

• The purchase amount will stay as "reserved" on your payment card until we ship. The card is not charged until we confirm the delivery as "Shipped" in our system.
• Should the wait be too long for you, you can choose to cancel the order by sending us a message. We will then cancel the reservation on your payment card.

Finland and Åland

Customers in Finland and Åland should order from our reseller in Finland: https://verkkokauppa.nurkantakaa.fi/osasto/amsleser/