25 RON Fee for Non-EU Parcels Under EUR 150: What the New Law Provides and Its Impact on Courier Deliveries

25 RON FEE FOR NON-EU PARCELS – DETAILED CLARIFICATIONS

Starting January 1, 2026, Romania has introduced a fixed fee of 25 RON for each parcel coming from outside the European Union with a declared value below 150 euros, in accordance with Law no. 239 of December 15, 2025, on the establishment of measures for the recovery and efficient use of public resources and for the amendment and completion of certain normative acts.

Below please find more detailed instructions about how this new tax will be applied:

• The obligation to pay the fee lies with the goods supplier, the person shipping the parcel, or the entity facilitating distance sales of goods through a digital platform, as applicable.
• Parcels that are not delivered to the final recipient in Romania are not subject to this fee.
• For parcels returned by the recipient in Romania after delivery, the fee is non-refundable.
• The obligation to collect, report, and remit the fee to the Romanian State lies with postal service providers.
• Postal service providers collect the fee directly from the goods supplier, the person shipping the parcel, the entity facilitating distance sales through a digital platform, or the logistics intermediary directly benefiting from the postal services provided.
• The postal service provider will remit the 25 RON fee directly to the tax authorities by the 25th of the month following the month in which the parcel was delivered to the recipient.
• It is the sender’s obligation (the goods supplier, the person shipping the parcel, the entity facilitating distance sales through a digital platform, or the logistics intermediary) to provide the postal service provider / courier with correct and complete information for each parcel regarding:
  • Parcel country origin: EU / non-EU, and
  • Whether a custom declaration form H7 was completed (for parcels with declared value < 150 euros)

To ensure proper implementation of the legal provisions, you are required to provide to us information regarding the origin of each parcel and confirmation of payment of this fee to the following email address: [email protected]

The list of all taxable and non-taxable parcels must be sent daily and contain the following information:

• AWB number
• Creation date
• Parcel origin: EU / non-EU
• Parcel value < 150 Euro: Yes/No
• Declaration H7: Yes/No

Payment of the fee can be made to the following bank accounts:

No fiscal invoice will be issued for the collection of the tax.

For payments made in euros, an exchange rate of 1 EUR = 5.00 RON will be used. This rate may be adjusted in the event of a variation greater than 1%.

The payment will be made on a weekly basis, each Monday, for all eligible parcels from the previous week (between Monday to Friday).

When you will complete the payment order for this payment, we kindly ask you to fill the following note: “non-EU tax payment”

According to legal provisions, payment of the fee is a condition for the provision of courier services. Failure to pay may result in temporary restrictions on access to DPD RO services.

For further details, please contact your account representative.