WONE Global's guide to France records these changes under trade and customs. Each statement below has been checked against the source it links to.
The French tax on small parcels from outside the EU, introduced on 1 March 2026, has been suspended from 1 July 2026, when the EU flat customs duty began to apply.
The French tax was suspended, not repealed.
Service Public Entreprendre (DILA, Prime Minister's Office) · La taxe française sur les petits colis remplacée par un droit de douane européen ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 19 October 2026
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, distance sales of imported goods valued at EUR 150 or less bear a flat EU customs duty of EUR 3 for each article line in the declaration, replacing the previous duty relief.
Based on Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 of 11 February 2026. Excludes consumer-to-consumer consignments of EUR 45 or less, business-to-business flows, intra-EU flows and goods above EUR 150. After 1 July 2028 these flows fall under the common customs tariff.
Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI) · Droit de douane forfaitaire de 3 euros sur les ventes à distance de biens importés ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 19 October 2026
This is a summary of the rule as published, not advice on how it applies to you. The WONE Global Partner for this service in France can advise on that.
