Romania's Ministry of Finance published a readout of the positions it promoted at the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), focusing on EU customs reform, deeper capital markets integration and a more proportionate approach to EU rulemaking. Romania backed stronger governance for the planned European Union Customs Authority (EUCA), faster operationalisation of the EU Customs Data Hub, and transitional measures to remove the EUR 150 customs de minimis threshold for low-value imports. Romania’s Customs Authority, coordinated with the Ministry of Finance, formally submitted Romania’s candidacy to host EUCA. On de minimis, Romania supported transitional solutions to address distortions from high volumes of online imports of parcels valued below EUR 150, and finance ministers agreed a EUR 3 customs charge per product for goods in such parcels. On the European Commission’s package on capital markets integration and supervision, the ministry called for rapid progress and simplification, alongside clearer and easier-to-apply rules; it also urged an EU-wide common methodology for assessing cumulative legislative impacts, with differentiated analysis by member state to avoid excessive administrative burdens, particularly for SMEs. The EUR 3 customs charge is set to apply from 1 July 2026.
Ministry of Finance (Romania) 2025-12-12
Romania's Ministry of Finance outlines ECOFIN positions including a bid to host the EU Customs Authority and support for a EUR 3 charge on sub-EUR 150 parcels
Romania's Ministry of Finance outlined its positions at the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council, advocating for EU customs reform, capital markets integration, and proportionate EU rulemaking. Romania supported stronger governance for the European Union Customs Authority and transitional measures to eliminate the EUR 150 customs de minimis threshold. A EUR 3 customs charge per product for low-value imports will be implemented from 1 July 2026.