France: Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty published National Plan for Regulation and Security of e-commerce including elimination of duty free threshold

On 29 April 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty published a strategy plan for the Security and Regulation of e-commerce, which includes plans to eliminate the EUR 150 duty-free threshold currently applied to low-value imported parcels within the EU customs framework. The strategy notes that the exemption has enabled a significant volume of goods, particularly from Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Temu and Shein, to enter the French market without being subject to customs duties. According to the government, over 800 million such parcels entered France in 2024 alone. The proposed reform would be advanced at the EU level as part of the ongoing discussions on customs union reform, currently under consideration but delayed in the Council. France’s position is aligned with concerns raised across the EU about the competitive pressures facing domestic retailers and the uneven application of fiscal and product regulations.