Products purchased online by individuals in Romania from platforms outside the European Union will become more expensive starting July 1, following the introduction of a EUR 3 customs duty for each item in packages with a value of up to EUR 150.  The new tax is added to the RON 25 logistics fee per package, already applied in Romania for certain imports from outside the EU. If a package contains several products classified under the same tariff subheading, the EUR 3 customs duty will be paid only once for all those products.  Taken together, the two taxes are designed to discourage purchases from low-cost non-EU, particularly Chinese, websites. The taxes apply to goods purchased online from outside the EU by individuals and target packages entering the Community area through the IOSS (Import One-Stop Shop) system or through postal shipments. Until now, packages with a value of less than EUR 150 were exempt from customs duties at the European Union level.