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DRAFT REPORT (2025/2037(INI))

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

IMCO-PR-768166

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

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This draft report addresses product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports. It proposes measures to close regulatory gaps, enhance enforcement, and ensure a safer and fairer marketplace. It calls for increased resources for customs and market surveillance authorities, better cooperation, and the use of technology like AI and blockchain to detect non-compliant goods. It supports the UCC reform, the removal of the EUR 150 exemption threshold, and the 'deemed importer' concept to hold online platforms accountable. It proposes a mandatory Digital Product Passport for all e-commerce imports and calls for better consumer awareness campaigns.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes a resolution that calls for stronger enforcement, regulatory reforms, and technological solutions to address product safety and compliance challenges in e-commerce and non-EU imports.

Key points

  1. Highlights the surge in e-commerce imports, with 4.6 billion items under the EUR 150 threshold imported in 2024, and the associated risks of unsafe products.
  2. Calls for increased funding and resources for market surveillance and customs authorities, and for enhanced cooperation between them.
  3. Urges the Commission to enforce online marketplace obligations under the GPSR and to support Member States in implementing the GPSR and MSR.
  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 removal of barriers to enforcing consumer rights, including legal warranty claims and the right to return items, and for stronger EU consumer law enforcement.
  6. Supports the swift advancement of the UCC reform and the removal of the customs duty exemption for goods under EUR 150.
  7. Requests that customers receive financial compensation from the deemed importer platform if their purchases are blocked by customs due to non-compliance.
  8. Calls for the establishment of a new EU Customs Authority and the full integration of the Customs Single Window into the EU customs data hub.
  9. Encourages bulk shipping and EU warehousing of e-commerce items to improve oversight, and supports a handling fee on items not shipped in bulk.
  10. Supports minimum harmonisation of infringements and non-criminal sanctions across Member States, without setting exact penalty levels.
  11. Calls for stronger enforcement of the DSA, including the 'know your business customer' obligation, and for online marketplace sellers to provide a reshipping address in the EU.
  12. Urges the Commission to evaluate the impact of e-commerce on postal services and to support the use of IT tools for detecting unsafe products.

Who is affected

  • EU customs and market surveillance authorities: would receive increased funding and resources, and new tools for enforcement.
  • Non-EU online platforms and traders: would face stricter obligations, including the 'deemed importer' concept and mandatory DPP.
  • EU consumers: would benefit from better protection and information, but may face blocked purchases if non-compliant.
  • EU manufacturers and businesses: would face fairer competition due to enforcement against non-compliant imports.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 19.3 billion wasted per year by EU consumers on dangerous products.
  • 4.6 billion e-commerce items under the EUR 150 exemption threshold imported in 2024.
  • Up to 12 million small e-commerce items per day imported in 2024.
  • 2.4 billion items imported in 2023, and 1.4 billion in 2022.
  • Approximately 40 % increase in retail prices for EU e-commerce platforms acting as importers.
  • EUR 150 exemption threshold for customs duties on low-value consignments.