Updated 28. 7. 2026: we completely rewrote the guide according to the new customs rules valid from 1 July 2026 and according to the current AliExpress interface. You don’t need the old trick with the parameter &shipFromCountry=CZ and switching the delivery country to Czechia anymore — AliExpress now has a direct filter Ship from EU and it works with a Slovak address too.
AliExpress EU warehouses were always a nice bonus — faster delivery, easier returns. But from 1 July 2026, they mean something completely different: they are the easiest way to avoid the new €3 customs duty on every item. In this guide, we’ll show you how to filter search results down to goods already located in Europe — on mobile and on desktop.
- From 1. 7. 2026, shipments from third countries are subject to a flat customs duty of €3 per type of goods — the customs exemption up to €150 has ended.
- AliExpress already collects it in the cart as Estimate duties; in practice, you’ll see €3.7 (VAT is also charged on top of the duty).
- Goods from an EU warehouse are not subject to the new customs duty — the price you see is final.
- The filter is called Ship from EU and is available even when Slovakia is set as the country.
- Search in the mobile app works best — on desktop, turn off your ad blocker.
- In our price boxes, you click directly on the specific warehouse and the specific product variant.
What changed as of 1. July 2026
The European Union abolished the customs duty exemption for shipments up to 150 € and replaced it with a temporary flat customs duty. You pay 3 € for each type of goods in the shipment, not 3 € per parcel — and the type of goods is determined by the customs tariff code.
In practice, this means:
- three identical charging cables in one order = one type of goods = 3 € customs duty,
- cable + phone case + charger = three different customs codes = 9 € customs duty.
The good news is that you don’t pay anything extra to the courier or at the post office. AliExpress automatically collects the duty at checkout and remits it for you through the IOSS system. In the cart, you’ll find it as Estimate duties, and its amount is €3.7, not €3 — because VAT is calculated on top of the duty too.
We covered the whole change in detail, with cart examples, in a separate article:
Why AliExpress EU warehouses are now the most important filter
If the product is already physically in Europe at the moment you place your order, it is not an import from a third country. So you pay no new customs duty, no customs clearance is needed, and VAT is included in the price. The price you see on the product is also the price you pay.
For more expensive goods it’s a nice detail, but for cheap ones it can mean the difference between a smart purchase and a pointless one — on a product for 8 € the customs duty makes up almost half the price. Add delivery in a few days instead of three weeks, and it’s clear why sellers are now pushing goods into European warehouses as much as they can.
Where do you shop after the new customs duty was introduced?
How to enable the Ship from EU filter on mobile
Most people shop on their phone, and as it happens, that’s the better choice too — the app has long had richer and more accurate search results than desktop. We don’t know why that is, but we’ve checked it so many times that it’s no coincidence anymore. So if you’re choosing between the app and the web, go with the app.
Compared with older guides, it’s also much easier today — you no longer need to switch the delivery country to Czechia; the filter shows up with Slovakia too. And in the app, it’s literally one tap:
- Search for the product as usual.
- Above the results, on the filter line next to Filters and Sort by, click the EU flag button Ship from EU.
- Done — your results will now show only products shipped from European warehouses.
If that button doesn’t appear in your search, the same option is also in Filters → Delivery & service.
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How to do it on a computer
On the website, the filter is even more accessible — it’s in the left panel right under the discounts:
- Search for a product.
- In the left column, find the Delivery & service section.
- Tick Ship from EU.
Above the results, you’ll see a label Delivery & service: Ship from EU that shows the filter is active — and with one click on Clear all, you turn it off again.
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Image search: how to find the same product for less
Filtering is only half the job. The same product is often sold by ten different sellers on AliExpress, and each sets a different price — and some of them have it in a European warehouse. The fastest way to spot them is with image search, which works in the app and on desktop today.
- Make a screenshot of the product (feel free to use our review or another shop).
- On AliExpress, click the camera icon in the search box and upload the image.
- In the results, sort offers by the lowest price and enable Ship from EU.
That way, you’ll get the cheapest European offer for the same product, even if each seller named it differently. The whole process, including the second trick via Related items, is in a separate guide:
How to spot AliExpress EU warehouses at a glance
Sellers today actively promote their own European warehouse, because it’s their competitive advantage. In the results, look for:
- a blue badge Ship from EU under the product image,
- the graphic VAT Included or ES/DE Warehouse directly in the image,
- in the product details, the Ships from item, where you can choose the warehouse manually — it often changes both the price and delivery time.
On our site, you click the right warehouse right in the box
Filtering is nice, but for the products we recommend in articles, you don’t need to handle it at all. Our price boxes work differently than regular affiliate links: each offer has its own link tied to a specific product variant and a specific warehouse from which it ships.
In practice, that means that when you switch a variant in the box (for example 8/256 GB instead of 8/128 GB), not only the price changes, but also the link — and for each variant you can see the flag and the name of the warehouse the offer comes from. So you click exactly on what’s written in the box: that variant, that warehouse, that price.
That’s why if a box shows a Spanish or Polish warehouse, you don’t need to filter or click around — you go straight to the offer where you won’t pay new customs duty.
Verified sellers with EU warehouses
AliExpress can be tricky if you don’t know who to buy from. These are the sellers we’ve verified, who commonly ship from European warehouses:
- Core Tech Store — verified seller of OnePlus, Garmin, Honor, Sony, Huawei, DJI from EU warehouses
- ACE 3C Store — verified seller of smartphones, tablets, and watches from EU warehouses
- LukeNet Store — exclusive seller of Honor products from EU warehouses
- Gear Tech Store — verified seller of Redmi, Realme, OnePlus, Garmin, Huawei, DJI from EU warehouses
- Electronic Elite Store — verified seller of wearable electronics from Garmin, OnePlus, Huawei, or Oppo
- EU HillMiles Store — official seller of available HillMiles electric bikes (sub-brand of Engwe)
- CraftyVibeStore — seller of affordable Teendow, Proscenic, and Ultenic gadgets
- SmartAi EU Store — seller of affordable stick vacuums and dashcams
- BASEUS AutoTreasure Store — seller of Baseus car gadgets with better prices than the official seller
- Seauto Flagship Store — seller of smart robotic pool cleaners
- Gisam Official Store — seller of quality electric power tools and instruments
- Teclast Official Store — tablets and notebooks
- MARPOU Official Store — seller of quality ceiling lights
- WORKPRO Official Store — tools and workshop equipment
FAQ
Clo
Do I have to pay customs duty when I order from an EU warehouse?
No. The goods are already in the EU before you place your order, so the new lump-sum customs duty doesn’t apply and VAT is included in the price. The cart total is final.
Customs duty
How much is the new customs duty and what exactly are you paying for?
3 € for each type of goods in the shipment according to the customs code, not per parcel. In your AliExpress cart you’ll see 3,7 €, because VAT is also charged on top of the customs duty.
Customs duty
I ordered before July 1st—do I still have to pay customs duty?
The decisive factor is not the order date or the shipping date, but the date when the customs office accepts the customs declaration. A shipment ordered in June that arrived in the EU in July is already subject to the new rules.
Shopping
Do I have to pay anything extra to the courier or at the post office?
No, AliExpress collects the customs duty directly at checkout and remits it via the IOSS system.
Shopping
Do I need to switch the delivery country to the Czech Republic?
No, that’s already an outdated approach. The Ship from EU filter shows up even when Slovakia is set.
Search
Why does the search on my computer show only a few products?
Most often it’s because of an ad blocker—turn off adblock for aliexpress.com. In general, the mobile app returns richer results than the website.
One more thing before you buy
New customs duty doesn’t mean the end of shopping from China—it only means you’ll have to think a bit more. For cheap products, compare whether there’s an EU-warehouse version; for more expensive ones, the coupon, the seller’s reliability, and the total price including shipping decide.
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