Latvijas Pasts cautious about impact of new parcel handling fee
From 1 November, a handling fee will apply to all parcels from third countries. Latvijas Pasts, the national postal service provider, is assessing the impact on residents and postal operators cautiously.
From 1 November, a handling fee will be applied to all parcels arriving in Latvia from third countries. It will cover goods bought from online shops and e-commerce platforms in places such as China, the United Kingdom, the United States and Norway. The change was reported by the Russian-language service of Latvian Public Broadcasting (LSM).
Latvijas Pasts, which delivers such parcels to residents, is cautious in assessing the effect of the new fee. The source raises questions about the size of the fee and how it may affect both residents and postal service providers.
For people who regularly order goods from shops outside the European Union, the new fee could mean an extra cost for each parcel they receive. The available part of the source does not state the exact amount of the fee, so no precise figure can be given.
