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Italy postpones its €2 parcel charge to 1 December 2026

Italy’s national charge for covered imports worth no more than €150 moves from 1 October to 1 December. Check planned charges with your customs representative; this does not postpone separate EU requirements.

By Scott GillettPublished 18 Sept 2026Last reviewed 18 Sept 2026Destination: European Union

WHEN IT APPLIESUpcoming

Who this affects: UK retailers sending covered low-value goods for import into Italy, and businesses preparing Italian delivery prices.
Seller action: Check before sending affected goods
Check that planned October charges reflect the postponement. Ask your customs representative how the national charge would apply to your route; keep separate EU duties, taxes and fees distinct.
Effective dates / current position: Revised date for Italy’s national parcel charge: 1 December 2026 — Upcoming—not yet in force
Timing follows the confirmed published schedule; it is not a fresh legal review. This status concerns the revised national charge date, not the postponement decree, which entered into force on 18 September. Check later legislation and route-specific collection arrangements before December. Date-only changes use the calendar day in Europe/Rome.
Last reviewed: 18 Sept 2026 — an editorial source check, separate from automatic timing.
Official source: Open the primary source ↗

Check your October cost plans. Italy has moved the date for its national €2 low-value parcel charge to 1 December 2026. This is a postponement, not a permanent cancellation.

What changed?

Article 4 of Decree-Law 162/2026 replaces 1 October with 1 December in the existing postponement provision. The decree was published on 17 September and entered into force on 18 September 2026. It must still pass through Italy’s parliamentary conversion process, so check for later changes.

Parcel with an Italian flag tag beside a calendar marked December 1 — The revised date concerns Italy’s national charge, not every EU shipping requirement.

Which shipments does the charge concern?

The underlying Italian legislation covers shipments arriving from outside the EU with a declared value of no more than €150. It sets a contribution of €2 per shipment, collected by customs at definitive importation.

Ask your customs representative to confirm the import route. An Italian delivery address alone does not explain where or how an order is customs-cleared.

What should UK sellers do?

Check quotations or pricing changes prepared for an October start.
Ask your carrier or broker to separate this national contribution from its own service charges.
Confirm the treatment of your particular import route before changing customer prices.
Review the position again before December, rather than assuming the postponement removes the charge permanently.

Do not confuse the different charges

This Italian decree changes a national contribution. It does not amend the separate EU low-value customs duty or settle the details of the EU handling fee. Keep each measure and any carrier service fee separate in your landed-cost calculations.

Official sources

Gazzetta Ufficiale: Decree-Law 162/2026, Articles 4 and 8 — revised date and commencement.
Law 199/2025, Article 1, paragraphs 126–128 — original scope and amount; read with subsequent postponements.