Incoming EU customs charges are designed to encourage shoppers to move away from low-cost e-commerce platforms – but will they have much of an effect in Italy?
Elaine Allaby - elaine.allaby@thelocal.com
Updated: Wed 24 Jun 2026 11:25 CET
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A Poste Italiane sorting centre in Fiumicino, near Rome.
Incoming EU customs charges are designed to encourage shoppers to move away from low-cost e-commerce platforms – but will they have much of an effect in Italy?
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