[nibbleshifter]

Customs in the EU have massively cracked down on imports from China in the last couple of years, with new regulations regarding import charges etc.

Every single package I've ordered since then across four different EU countries and multiple Chinese suppliers has resulted in it being held until a fee was paid.

Previously, stuff below a certain value was "free".

[red_trumpet]

You have to pay an import tax. That has nothing to do with standards compliance of the products.

[nibbleshifter]

Given the packages are inspected, anecdotally "non compliant" or infringing products aren't making it to the buyer at a MUCH higher rate than before.