Independent consumer utility
About EU Parcel Cost
EU Parcel Cost turns a narrow but confusing import-charge question into transparent arithmetic with official sources beside it.
What the site does
The calculator estimates potential landed-cost exposure for qualifying low-value commercial parcels entering the EU. It separates customs duty, import VAT and optional carrier administration fees.
Accuracy principles
Primary official sources come first: DG TAXUD guidance, EUR-Lex legislation, the Council, Access2Markets and official national material. Marketplace blogs and competing calculators are not used as regulatory sources.
When a rule depends on origin, product classification, declaration type or territory, the site explains the uncertainty or refuses the calculation instead of inventing precision.
Commercial independence
The working brand is not an EU institution and does not use EU logos. Marketplace pages are neutral checklists and do not claim that a platform always collects, pays or absorbs a charge.
Versioned maintenance
Rule constants, VAT rates and sources live in separate versioned data files. Material changes require tests, a verification pass and a public update entry.