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[โ€“] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'd assume it's per physical package entering the EU. The chinese sellers have been sending many small packages to go below tax limits, so they'll probably have to change strategy.

[โ€“] B0rax@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I guess that depends on the country. In Germany it is the opposite, because the limit is 0โ‚ฌ, so they send them in big โ€žpackagesโ€œ (actually one container at a time) and distribute it in their own distribution center from inside the country.

[โ€“] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago

All of my recent Aliexpress purchases have come from the Netherlands, I assume there's some big distribution center there