New La Poste handling fees for items entering France

From 1 March 2026, the Postal Operator of France, La Poste, will charge a Customs administrative fee of EUR2 for all items valued below EUR150 sent to France and Monaco.  

This fee, called a small parcel tax, will be charged per HS Code, so multiple items with the same HS code will only be charged once. 

Scenario 1 - sending multiples of the same item within one parcel:  

An individual is sending a parcel containing three pairs of pants with the same HS code. The total small parcel fee for this parcel would be EUR2 and not EUR6 as the fee is only charged once.

Scenario 2 – sending different items within one parcel: 

An individual is sending two pairs of pants with the same HS code and one t-shirt with a different HS code. The total small parcel fee would be EUR4 as the fee is charged on the two different HS codes.