- New draft laws would automatically charge 20% VAT on foreign marketplace purchases, and may also affect international parcel handling.
- Lowering the tax-free threshold for personal shipments from 150 to 45 euros could complicate processing of many C2C parcels, including volunteer and family shipments.
- Ukrposhta and businesses warn the changes could strain logistics, requiring major investment or causing delays and higher costs.
- The Finance Ministry says the reform is needed to match EU rules and IMF commitments; from 2027, VAT could apply to all international parcels.
- Experts say imported goods may become about 20% more expensive, hurting consumers, volunteers, and small manufacturers.
Source: ua.news
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