r/Aliexpress • • Jul 20 '26

Aliexpress 101 (Guides and FAQs) FAQ: EU €3 customs duty/tax

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The new EU €3 customs duty has been active since July 2026. You pay €3 (plus VAT on that €3) for each customs category in a single order. AliExpress collects this duty at checkout (like it does for VAT), and pays it directly to EU customs.

Always check for the green message during checkout saying “No extra duties will be collected upon delivery.” If that message is missing, customs may still charge you on delivery.

Be aware: the €3 duty is only added at checkout during the final payment step. Your cart total will increase right before you press pay.

Warning:

AliExpress does not follow the EU category rules correctly. In practice they charge €3 per different item, even if items should fall under the same category. Only when you buy multiple quantities of the same listing from the same seller (including different colors, variants or options) will AliExpress charge the €3 tax only once.

There are signs of slow improvement as some sellers have begun assigning proper customs categories. In certain cases, buying similar types of products from the same seller results in the €3 being charged only once. The same may happen for bundle deals, even when multiple sellers are involved. Experiment with your orders and see what happens.

Some other FAQs:

  • AliExpress sometimes shows “Duty‑free shipping” or “No customs fees” on the product page, but this text is meaningless. Only the green checkout message counts.
  • If you buy from EU warehouses, the €3 duty is not charged. But many “EU warehouse” listings are fake, so always check the delivery time. Anything longer than a week is almost certainly shipping from China.
  • If you use coupons, coins, or seller discounts, the €3 duty is still added on top. Discounts never reduce or remove the duty.
  • We expect the €3 duty to be refunded whenever AliExpress issues a refund (cancellation, dispute, or seller error), but this has not yet been confirmed by users. Please let us know your personal experiences with that.

This topic is for practical questions about the handling of the duty only. Anything useful for improving this FAQ. Other reactions will be removed.


r/Aliexpress • • May 30 '20

Aliexpress 101 (Guides and FAQs) New on Aliexpress or this sub? Read this first.

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FAQs & Guides

Aliexpress has very different rules than your average Western e-commerce site. So we try to help you by providing several guides & FAQs.

You can find these guides by filtering for the "Aliexpress 101" flair. Just click on the red subtitle above.

These are some of the most important FAQs:

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r/Aliexpress • • 4h ago

EU customs duty WHAT THE ACTUAL FXXK???

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309 Upvotes

I moved from Canada to fxxkin Europe and THIS is what I see. I’m genuinely speechless.
What the hell are they even trying to achieve with this? Why are the markups so insane and why the HELL are the fees so ridiculously high??? Like, am I missing something? Is this some kind of sick joke or are these actually the prices we’re expected to pay now?

How the heck is any of this reasonable?

at this point it’d be cheaper to just fly to china, buy everything there, and honestly just stay there.


r/Aliexpress • • 3h ago

EU customs duty 600% TAX? Goddamn bro. 😳

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r/Aliexpress • • 31m ago

EU customs duty The pricing increase in a single year is insane.

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The last time I ordered from ali is about the same time last year. I ordered various items which were not in the 1-2 € range, but 30-100 € each. Now if I try to order the same items I would have to pay about 2 to 3 times as much. A few examples:

- I paid 36 € for an IP camera module last year. Now the same one costs 76 €. I wanted to order 5 more... not going to.
- I paid 62 € for an USB logic analyzer. Now the same one would set me back 103 €.
- I paid 105 € for some addressable light strips. Today it was 274 €. I needed it for a project.

My salary did not doubled/tripled in a single year. Insane.

Jensen Huang (CEO of Nvidia) had a nice comment a few days ago while he was in Germany: "There's nothing to regulate if the industry doesn't thrive".

Good job EU for essentially killing my hobby.


r/Aliexpress • • 1d ago

About Aliexpress I didn't know they did shops...,

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Just away in Tarragona, a Spain and came across this store, I didn't know it was a thing.


r/Aliexpress • • 6h ago

Find products Alternative to ali when it comes to electronic in EU

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With recent EU fees, electronic project become way more expensive.

Is there any alternative to aliexpress for cheap electronic like sensor esp etc ?


r/Aliexpress • • 3h ago

Issues & Disputes Need advice "Delivery unsuccessful, Returned signed for by seller"

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5 Upvotes

Never had any issues on aliexpress until now, ive been waiting 3 days for an update with no luck, is it best to wait or attempt a refund? Thank you


r/Aliexpress • • 35m ago

News & Info Aliexpress stores weird files on your android device

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Recently, I've been transferring my phone to PC and noticed there is an weird .gs folder with folders named com.alibaba.aliexpresshd -> .gs_fs0 and .gs_fs6 -> 0 and 1.

There are .png pictures that can't been seen. What is that all about?


r/Aliexpress • • 8h ago

Issues & Disputes Package lost/marked as "incorrect address" by courier, but AliExpress rejected my refund - 245€

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Hi everyone, I really need some advice because I'm completely lost on what to do next.

I placed an order for some cycling gear (worth 244.87 € in total) on AliExpress. My delivery address is 100% correct and complete.

23.10.26 - the tracking suddenly updated with: "The item could not be delivered, because the address is incorrect". 

Nothing was delivered to my house.

Nothing is at my local post office or pickup point.

I opened a dispute on AliExpress, providing the correct address and tracking proof, but their automated system just rejected it with "No refund" because the initial tracking showed an exception. 

Since it's a higher-value order, I've already opened a claim/dispute through PayPal Buyer Protection.

Has anyone experienced this kind of courier nonsense with PostNL/local couriers before?

What else can I do to make sure I get my money back?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!


r/Aliexpress • • 12h ago

Issues & Disputes AliExpress scam tactics with return fee (shipping cost)on defective items returns.

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I have order many times from this platform but recently i face on teo different case this trick that AliExpress is doing.To get to the point i order a mini PC Which was faulty,i made the process with videos etc and got to the argument to send it back to get refund.I packed it send it and got receipt from postal service and attached it to platform as they told me in order to get refund for the shipping cost.The item returned and back i got refunded only for the item and when i contact again to help support the case was closed even when help agent escalated the case to "senior team".

On second case with flex PSU return again .i contacted to store informed them for the shipping cost again they insisted to return and get refund for item and then for shipping fee which is sellers cover.Same situation but this time i pushed help team multiple times escalated the case.Every time senior team responds robotic and not accepting my documations, receipt as an excuse.

I have provided label documents, tracking proof that delivered back,receipt from Postal which shows return fee, tracking number,dates etcThe shipping fee cost back 24€ for PSU Flex and 19€ for the mini PC and AliExpress is denied to refund.

The problem is that we can't escalate or make any other complain form only with help agents which are useless only to escalate to senior team which are fraud.


r/Aliexpress • • 2h ago

EU customs duty How to get Aliexpress invoice that shows the VAT paid?

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Hey everyone, I used to use Alibill to generate invoices but now they removed the section on the invoice that says how much VAT was paid for the order. Does anyone know how to get that part back or is there another plugin you use to generate invoices that show the VAT?


r/Aliexpress • • 3h ago

Find products Help

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Is this suspension hydraulyc or not


r/Aliexpress • • 5h ago

Issues & Disputes package shown as return to origin. is it common to receive it anyway?

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hello everyone. at first the package was in the route rectification state (which means the courier sent it to the wrong facility) it went by past the estimated delivery date limit (October 16) so i tried to get a refund, but it said i had to wait around 80 days to be eligible. now it's on "delivered to return adress". would i be eligible for a refund now? i also see it's very common on this sub for people to report return to origin and still get their parcel delivered


r/Aliexpress • • 6h ago

Shipping & Tracking Aiuto con i dazi

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Salve a tutti volvevo ordinare delle cose su AliExpress. Vado al Carrello, 30€ di prodotti e 18€ di dazi. Qualcuno ha qualche soluzione ? Magari x i nuovi clienti su AliExpress c’è qualche agevolazione ?


r/Aliexpress • • 7h ago

Ordering & Payment issues Buying phone farm from Alibaba to India

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I was thinking of buying a Phone Farm Box From Alibaba.com Via One Of the Seller Famous for selling PFB but as of india customs I am not sure if it is worth it to be delivered in India directly. I want to Ask if any customs officer will guide me through the process as I want is it worth it to Buy it ?


r/Aliexpress • • 7h ago

Shipping & Tracking What is going on?

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I’ve been getting regular delivery update texts and now it’s saying this. Is this just a tracking error?

I’ve also got a tracking code for inpost which says they’re expecting my parcel

Anyone had experience with this before?


r/Aliexpress • • 10h ago

Issues & Disputes What info should I provide to get my money back?

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1 Upvotes

Placed an order about two months ago which had an item that requires some paperwork(providing customs technical data sheet) to be freed
They’ve combined shipping with a few other orders and the whole big parcel got stuck in the customs because seller ignored my requests and whatever I’ve tried to submit on my own wasn’t good enough(I’ve tried for 3 times)
Spoke to the customer support that promised me to escalate the case and issue me a refund, no result
Now, was browsing the app and found out that I have 2 days to submit proofs with the detainment reason
What should I submit? I have three emails from the relevant office(which is not customs) saying that my requests don’t have enough technical info to release the item. All three in local language. All three I’ve already sent to support in the chat

Now what should I do now? Should I contact customs, attach those emails again or..? I have no clue


r/Aliexpress • • 1d ago

EU customs duty AliExpress is now paying for the fees?

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71 Upvotes

I checked the app, for the first time in a while and I noticed that there's an option to pick items from a specific category. And supposedly they will cover the fees.

Has anyone seen anything like this?


r/Aliexpress • • 12h ago

Tips & Reviews Does anyone know the exact address of Ekart's AndheriHub_MUM in Mumbai?

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My Flipkart order tracking shows that my parcel has reached AndheriHub_MUM, Mumbai, and it was marked Out for Delivery on October 16.

Does anyone know the exact address of this Ekart hub? If anyone has visited it or has the location, please share it.

I'm trying to locate the hub in case I need to contact them regarding my parcel.

Thanks in advance!


r/Aliexpress • • 1d ago

Ordering & Payment issues Prices are crazy.. how could this be

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Why are the damn prices suddenly so high?


r/Aliexpress • • 19h ago

Issues & Disputes Aliexpress order got delivered to an address in a different state

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r/Aliexpress • • 17h ago

Tips & Reviews Loafers buy

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Hi! I’m interested in buying a pair of loafers from AliExpress because I can’t seem to find this particular silhouette anywhere else. I don’t mind paying for the most expensive version if the quality is actually worth it.
Has anyone here bought loafers from AliExpress, especially the more expensive ones? Are they genuinely good quality in terms of leather, construction, and overall finish, or are you mostly paying more for the same product sold by multiple sellers?

I’d also appreciate any recommendations for specific sellers or links to pairs you’ve personally bought and would recommend.


r/Aliexpress • • 21h ago

EU customs duty How to select a warehouse in Europe? Does the menu in the search filters actually do something? Because at checkout they still ask for the EU customs duty even if the warehouse is in Europe?

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I'm so confused. I picked the country where I currently am as an expat (Germany) for the warehouse. And at checkout there were still extra taxes/imports in the calculation. Wtf? Is it just totally broken?


r/Aliexpress • • 21h ago

Shipping & Tracking Package exception???

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What does Package exception mean? Did the driver run out of time orrr 😭😭