欧盟将从11月1日起对来自这个27国集团外部的包裹征收两欧元（约合2.25美元）的处理费，此举旨在遏制来自中国的包裹涌入。这项新征收的费用出台的时间，正值“黑色星期五”、网络星期一和圣诞节购物季热潮到来前数周，它将叠加在欧盟对小包裹征收的三欧元费用之上。
The European Union will from November 1 slap a two-euro ($2.25) handling fee on packages from outside the 27-nation bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China. The new levy, coming just weeks before the Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas season shopping rushes, will be on top of the EU's three-euro fee on small parcels.
该费用将适用于直接从欧盟外部寄给消费者的包裹中的每种商品，无论包裹价值如何。例如，如果一个包裹里有10件T恤，处理费将是两欧元。但如果一个包裹包含两顶帽子和10件T恤，费用将是四欧元。
The fee will apply to each type of item in a package sent directly to consumers from outside the EU regardless of the parcel's value. For example, if there are 10 T-shirts in a package, the handling fee will be two euros. But if a package contains two hats and 10 T-shirts, the fee will be four euros.
这项处理费是在欧盟于7月对价值低于150欧元的小包裹征收三欧元关税的基础上加收的。但欧盟坚称，欧洲消费者将不会支付这笔处理费。
The handling fee comes on top of the three-euro duty imposed in July on small packages worth less than €150. But European consumers will not pay the handling fee, insists the EU.
包括美国平台亚马逊（Amazon）以及中国零售商全球速卖通（AliExpress）和Temu在内的网络交易平台，以及卖家和其他中间商必须支付这笔新费用。不过，平台和卖家可以提高价格，从而将更高的成本转嫁给消费者。欧盟为什么要引入这笔费用？官方数据显示，去年有近60亿个小包裹进入欧盟。
Online marketplaces including US platforms such as Amazon and Chinese retailers such as AliExpress and Temu, as well as sellers and other intermediaries must pay the new fee. Platforms and sellers can, however, raise their prices, thereby passing off the higher costs to the consumer. Why is the EU introducing the fee? Nearly six billion small packages entered the EU last year, according to official data.
大约93%抵达欧洲的廉价包裹来自中国，通常通过全球速卖通和Temu等广受欢迎的亚洲平台。布鲁塞尔方面表示，这给海关管理这股涌入潮带来了越来越大的压力，同时也推高了他们的成本。处理费将用于补偿他们的工作。
Some 93% of the cheap packages that arrived in Europe came from China, usually via popular Asian platforms such as AliExpress and Temu. Brussels says this is putting increasing strain on customs authorities to manage this influx, thereby raising their costs too. The handling fee will compensate their efforts.
自从欧盟在7月对小包裹征收三欧元关税以来，进口量已下降了约64%，不过官员们警告称，现在下定论还为时过早。
Since the EU imposed the three-euro duty on small parcels in July, imports have fallen by around 64%, although officials warn it is too early to draw firm conclusions.
欧洲还对通过中国电商平台进入欧盟的、违反规定的玩具等“不安全”的非欧盟产品表示担忧。
Europe has also expressed concern about "unsafe" non-EU products such as toys that violate the rules arriving in the bloc via Chinese e-commerce platforms.
两欧元的处理费是一项永久性征收项目，但针对低价值包裹的三欧元关税是一项临时措施，将实施至2028年7月1日。从该日期起，将适用标准的、特定产品的海关关税。
The two-euro handling fee is a permanent levy but the three-euro duty on low-value packages is a temporary measure in place until July 1, 2028. From that date onwards, standard, product-specific customs tariffs will apply.
欧盟将必须每两年评估一次处理费的金额，以确保它与该集团海关业务的成本保持相称。
The EU will have to assess the handling fee's amount every two years to ensure it remains proportional to the cost of customs operations in the bloc.