A lot of goods come to Estonia from Chinese online stores. In recent years, this has grown rapidly. This is a major problem for customs.
A customs officer says that since 2021, e-commerce has grown rapidly. For example, one flight now brings as much goods as previously came in a month. This increases the workload for customs.
All goods undergo inspection. Not every item can be checked. Customs tries to prevent dangerous and prohibited goods.
More packages are ordered from China. There are several reasons for this. One reason is US regulations. People are also shopping more online.
The customs officer also talks about taxes. Some goods are incorrectly declared. This causes confusion for buyers.
The European Union is making new rules. These will help with the problems. Customs has other tasks as well. Customs conducts many inspections. Customs is trying to cope.