Important Notice: New Romanian Import Fee & Mandatory Shipper Declarations

The Romanian Parliament has introduced a new logistics fee of 25 RON for every parcel entering Romania that is part of a distance sale from a non‑EU country, with a declared intrinsic value below 150 EUR.

This requirement entered into force on 1 January 2026

Under Article XXII, paragraph (4) of the applicable Romanian legislation, the responsibility for providing complete and accurate information regarding the origin and nature of the goods lies with the supplier of the goods, the person dispatching the parcel, or the digital platform facilitating the sale.

As a result, all the shippers, are legally obliged to provide GLS with precise information for every shipment, specifically to:

  • Confirm whether a parcel qualifies as a direct import from a non‑EU country.
  • Supply all required data elements for simplified customs procedures, including declaration‑of‑origin information.
  • Ensure that all information provided is complete, truthful, and consistent with the physical goods and commercial documentation.

GLS is legally responsible for collecting, declaring, and remitting the logistics fee to the Romanian authorities. We depend entirely on the information you provide. Therefore, any missing, incorrect, or misleading information may result in penalties, additional fees, or legal consequences. All associated costs incurred by GLS will be forwarded to the responsible customer.

Procedures Based on Your Shipping Profile

To ensure compliance while minimizing operational impact, GLS has introduced two procedural paths:

1. EU‑Based Shippers

Many of our European customers ship goods that are produced and stored within the European Union. To keep the administrative burden low, we have created a dedicated form that allows you to declare that this regulation does not apply to any of your shipments.

Please download the declaration form here and send the filled out form to tax@gls-romania.ro

In case of sporadic IOSS imports a declaration for these shipments remains available. In such cases, please follow the procedure outlined under “Irregular Shippers / Mixed Goods.”

2. Irregular Shippers / Mixed Goods

If you ship irregularly or your shipping profile does not clearly fall into the category above, you may declare your obligation regarding the logistics fee on a per‑parcel basis.

This can be done conveniently using our online declaration .

If you have further questions, please consult the additional information provided in our FAQ section .

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Romanian government has introduced a 25 RON (5 EUR) logistics fee for each parcel entering Romania as part of a distance sale originating from a non-EU country, with an intrinsic value below 150 EUR.

The fee has been effective since 1 January 2026.

Shipments are affected if they meet all of the following criteria:

  • The goods are part of a distance sale.
  • The shipment originates from outside the European Union.
  • The declared intrinsic value is below 150 EUR.
  • The parcel is delivered to a recipient in Romania.

Shipments not meeting these criteria are not subject to the fee.

According to Article XXII(4) of the Romanian regulation, the responsibility lies with:

  • the supplier of the goods,
  • the person dispatching the parcel, or
  • the digital platform facilitating the sale.

This means: Shippers are legally required to provide all relevant origin and customs information.

Shippers must supply:

  • Confirmation whether the parcel is a direct import from a non-EU country.
  • All required customs-related data, including declaration-of-origin information.
  • Accurate shipment data that matches the invoice, product description, and physical goods.

Incomplete or incorrect data may result in penalties.

GLS is legally responsible for:

  • collecting the logistics fee,
  • declaring it to Romanian authorities,
  • and remitting it by the legal deadline.

We can fulfil these obligations only if shippers provide accurate shipment information.

Incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information may result in:

  • penalties by authorities,
  • additional administrative handling,
  • delays in parcel processing,
  • incorrect fee allocation.

Any costs, penalties, fines, or damages incurred by GLS as a result of incorrect shipper information will be charged back to the responsible customer.

1. EU-Based Shippers

For customers whose goods are produced and stored within the EU: You may declare that none of your shipments qualify for the logistics fee: General Customer Declaration.

2. Irregular Shippers / Mixed Goods

For customers whose shipping profiles do not fit the above categories: You can declare the status of each parcel individually via the Online declaration .

You may submit your declaration using:

Yes! If your shipping profile changes (e.g., switching from EU-stored goods to direct imports), you can update your declaration at any time by submitting:

If your regular profile does not match an exceptional shipment:

  • EU-based shipper but sending an occasional non-EU parcel use the online form
  • IOSS importer sending occasional EU-stored parcels use the online form

GLS will apply the fee only where the shipper declares it applicable.

Under Romanian law, the fee is not refunded, even if the parcel is returned by the consumer.

Parcels not delivered to the final Romanian recipient are not subject to the fee.

Under Art. XXII, GLS is required to store tax-relevant shipment records for five years.