AliExpress customs in Lithuania: what parcels owe since July 2026
Lithuania's long AliExpress habit meets the EU's new arithmetic head-on: since 1 July 2026, an IOSS marketplace order owes a flat €3 customs duty for each distinct HS6 tariff line, while Lithuanian VAT at 21% keeps being collected at checkout as before. Lietuvos paštas processes the declaration — automatically when IOSS data rides with the parcel — and collects the balance via self-service or at LP EXPRESS pickup.
The classic Lithuanian AliExpress order is several cheap accessories plus one 'real' gadget, and that shape is duty-efficient: identical accessories collapse into a single tariff line however many you buy. The gadget adds its own line, and that is usually the whole bill.
The engine prices exactly that shape below: four items that resolve into just two tariff lines, which is the whole trick to keeping the duty down.
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Worked example
Three phone accessories at €3.40 apiece plus €11.90 earphones, shipped for €1.80: €22.10 of goods and €1.80 postage. The accessory trio shares one HS6 code; the earphones bring a second — 2 lines, so 2 × €3 = €6 of duty on four items. The €5.02 of VAT at 21% was collected by the platform at checkout.
Lietuvos paštas asks for €6–€14 before release — duty plus any handling inside €0–€8 — and the complete cost of the order is €34.92–€42.92.
Numbers for your own order? Use the calculator above — it applies the same rules to your prices.
Example declaration
- Phone accessory ×3€10.20
- Earphones €11.90
- Itemspaid at checkout€22.10
- Shippingpaid at checkout€1.80
- Customs duty€6.00
€3.00 × 2 tariff lines = €6.00
- VAT (21%)paid at checkout€5.02
21% × €23.90 (goods + shipping) = €5.02
- Carrier fee€0.00 – €8.00
Due at delivery: €6.00 – €14.00
Frequently asked questions
- Koks muitas taikomas AliExpress siuntoms į Lietuvą?
- For standard marketplace orders with IOSS checkout: €3 of customs duty per distinct HS6 tariff line in the consignment, with Lithuanian VAT at 21% already paid when ordering. Multiple units of one product count as a single line. Lietuvos paštas collects the duty — plus any handling charge, typically within €0–€8 — through its self-service or at delivery.
- If I buy 5 phone cases on AliExpress, is the duty charged 5 times?
- No — once. Identical products share one HS6 tariff line, and the flat duty of €3 attaches per line, not per unit or per parcel. Five phone cases: one line, one €3. Where the bill grows is variety: cases plus earphones plus a power bank is three distinct lines and three times €3. Quantity is free, so to speak; diversity is what gets taxed.
- What if an AliExpress direct seller ships to Lithuania without IOSS?
- Then no flat duty applies. The parcel is declared under H7 at the standard EU tariff for its HS code — zero percent for many electronics accessories — and Lithuanian import VAT at 21% is charged on goods plus shipping plus duty at the border. Lietuvos paštas adds its advancement fee, typically €0–€8, and you will likely confirm the declaration yourself in the self-service portal.
- How do I pay the customs duty for an AliExpress parcel in Lithuania?
- Usually electronically before delivery: with IOSS data present, the declaration is generated automatically, and Lietuvos paštas notifies you of the amount — €3 per HS6 tariff line plus any handling — payable via its self-service system or on pickup at an LP EXPRESS point. The parcel is released once charges are settled. No trip to a customs office is needed for routine consignments.
- Is this AliExpress duty temporary or here to stay?
- Temporary in form, lasting in effect. The €3-per-line duty runs until July 1, 2028; after that, low-value imports pay the EU's ordinary product tariffs through the Customs Data Hub — mild for zero-rated electronics, higher for most other goods. Waiting out the transition will not bring back duty-free parcels; the €150 exemption is gone for good.