Low-value goods imported from China into the EU average 16 million items per day in 2026.

Omissions

• The '16 million items a day' figure corresponds to 2025 data (5.9 billion low-value items ÷ 365 ≈ 16.2 million/day), not 2026; the MEP labels the figure as '2026' when the underlying reference period is 2025.
• The 5.9 billion / 16 million per day figure covers ALL EU low-value imports, of which around 90-91% come from China; a strictly China-only daily volume would be lower (roughly 14-15 million items/day).
• The 'four times higher than 2022' comparison rests on the 1.4 billion low-value shipments recorded in 2022 (5.9/1.4 ≈ 4.2x), which is accurate but compares a full-year 2025 total with a full-year 2022 total.
• No full-year 2026 dataset existed at the session date (14 September 2026), so the year label in the claim is imprecise.

Sources

• SecondaryReuters (via Yahoo Finance) — 'Chinese imports plunge 30% to 40% after EU tax on small parcels'In 2025, 5.9 billion low-value items entered the EU, the equivalent of more than 16 million parcels a day.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliamentary Forum / euperspectives.eu — 'Online shopping from outside the EU now costs 3€ more'In 2025, 5.8bn low-value parcels entered the EU, roughly 15.9M parcels a day. MEP Dirk Gotink ...
• SecondaryEuropean Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) — 'EU acts on low-value imports – but more is needed'Almost 5.9 billion parcels worth less than €150 entered the EU in 2025, with more than 90% originating in China.
• SecondaryCouncil of the EU (Consilium) — 'EU action on the influx of small parcels'According to the European Commission, 4.6 billion e-commerce parcels valued under €150 were imported into the EU in 2024, with 91% of those shipments coming from China.
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament Topics — 'EU targets low-value imports via e-commerce platforms'a total of 4.6 billion low-value items (items under €150) were imported into the EU in 2024. This equals to 12 million parcels per day. ... The number of low-value shipments was 2.3 billion in 2023 and 1.4 billion in 2022.