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Glenn Fleishman Interrogates the Past

Glenn Fleishman · 17 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    EU customs fees and VAT collection overhead make it difficult for small U.S. businesses to sell to EU customers.

    Their wordsThe EU's latest extra customs fee adds to shipping costs and the overhead for VAT collection, making it unaffordable or impossible for smaller U.S. businesses to sell to EU customers.

  2. Our reading

    The era of DDU (deliver duty unpaid) shipping is ending due to new non-VAT customs fees.

    Their wordsThe era of DDU is either over or nearly over due to a new non-VAT customs fees.

  3. Our reading

    The new EU customs fee is an attempt to discourage imports through overhead that may smother small businesses.

    Their wordsThis latest fee is an attempt to discourage imports through overhead-in the process smothering small businesses along with mass importers of low-priced products, likely the main target.

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