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REPORT (2025/2037(INI))

On product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports

A-10-2025-0133

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Salvatore De Meo

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Parliament's resolution on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports addresses the surge of unsafe and non-compliant goods, unfair competition for EU businesses, and enforcement gaps. It urges member states to boost funding and resources for customs and market surveillance, calls for stronger enforcement of existing laws, and proposes new measures like a mandatory Digital Product Passport and a 'deemed importer' concept. It supports removing the EUR 150 customs duty exemption, establishing an EU Customs Authority, and enhancing international cooperation to ensure a level playing field.

Committee position. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection proposes a resolution calling for stronger enforcement, regulatory reforms, and new measures to address unsafe e-commerce imports.

Key points

  1. Highlights the surge in e-commerce imports, with 4.6 billion items under the EUR 150 threshold in 2024, mostly from China, and stresses the difficulty of controlling unsafe products.
  2. Calls for increased funding and resources for market surveillance, customs, and consumer protection authorities, and for better coordination and joint actions.
  3. Urges member states to increase customs controls, improve risk analysis, and digitalise import procedures, including a presumption of non-compliance for repeat offenders.
  4. Proposes a mandatory Digital Product Passport with early compliance verification for all e-commerce imports, integrated into the EU customs data hub.
  5. Calls for the swift implementation of the DPP for textiles, toys, cosmetics, electronics, and other high-risk products, and for support to SMEs.
  6. Supports removing the EUR 150 customs duty exemption and accelerating the UCC reform, stressing it is not a stand-alone solution.
  7. Calls for a 'deemed importer' concept to hold non-EU platforms responsible for compliance and VAT/customs collection at the point of sale.
  8. Calls for the establishment of an EU Customs Authority in 2026 and the EU customs data hub, with accelerated preparatory work.
  9. Urges stronger enforcement of the DSA, including 'know your business customer' obligations, and calls for a network of trusted flaggers.
  10. Calls for measures against manipulative practices like dark patterns and deceptive influencer marketing, to be addressed in the upcoming Digital Fairness Act.
  11. Calls for enhanced international cooperation, including with the WTO, WCO, and G7, and for trade agreements to include robust e-commerce and forced labour provisions.
  12. Calls for awareness-raising campaigns for consumers on the risks of unsafe online products, and for promoting second-hand consumption.

Who is affected

  • EU consumers: benefit from safer products and better information, but may face changes in customs fees and online shopping practices.
  • EU businesses, especially SMEs: face unfair competition from non-compliant imports; new measures aim to level the playing field.
  • Non-EU online platforms and traders: face stricter obligations, including 'deemed importer' responsibilities and potential handling fees.
  • Customs and market surveillance authorities: receive more funding and tools, but also face increased responsibilities.

Figures and deadlines

  • 4.6 billion e-commerce items under the EUR 150 exemption threshold were imported into the EU in 2024, 91% from China.
  • EU consumers waste EUR 19.3 billion per year buying dangerous products.
  • Unfair commercial practices cost consumers nearly EUR 8 billion annually.
  • EU e-commerce platforms acting as importers face compliance costs that increase retail prices up to 40%.
  • Proposed handling fee of EUR 2 per item, or 50 cents for Trust and Check Traders.