Romania leads EU with €5 handling fee on non-EU parcels
While the EU discusses applying handling fees for parcels worth less than €150 from non-EU countries, Romania and Italy have decided to implement it this year.
While the EU discusses applying handling fees for parcels worth less than €150 from non-EU countries, Romania and Italy have decided to implement it this year.
LPP Logistics has opened an automated e-commerce warehouse near Bucharest with a surface area of 65,000 sqm. The facility's fleet of nearly 1,100 robots will enable processing of over 80,000 orders per day, strengthening LPP Group's logistics infrastructure in Southeast Europe. The centre has been operational since late October and will prepare online orders for Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, and Hungary.
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In 2023, Romanian e-commerce of goods and services reached €10.6 billion, representing 3.32% of GDP.
Investment of more than €100 million to increase shipping capacity in the fourth quarter of 2024.
E-commerce expansion is fueled by access to digitalization and the rising incomes of the young population and digital natives, but also by the evolution of technology.
66% of consumers find private label just as good as branded alternatives, with 38% having no plans to switch back to branded goods.
Western European shoppers spend an average of €85 per transaction, while Eastern European consumers spend €55.
PP's total footprint at the Park to around 90,000 sqm with the new facility comprising 40,000 sqm with the remainder of the building being used as an LPP distribution centre.
A Romanian team of young tech geeks designed five AI-based robots which can tirelessly work as brand manager, sales agent, data engineer and influencer.
Fulfill.ro, the e-commerce logistics division of Mediapost Hit Mail, the largest integrator of direct marketing services in Romania, has reached a 37% increase in turnover in 2023.
PayU GPO Romania, the leader of the local online payment market, estimates that the value of the e-Commerce market will be around €11.5 billion in 2024.

Premier Energy has completed its acquisition of a controlling stake in a 158 MW wind farm in Hungary.
The Austrian Post Group has acquired 100% of Hungarian parcel service provider Delivery Solutions Zrt., operating under the brand Sameday Hungary.
CEOs are more confident in their own companies' prospects than they are in the outlook for the global economy, according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook Survey, a quarterly survey of 1,200 global CEOs across 21 countries.
PPC Renewables Romania has increased its installed capacity to over 1.5 GW, following additions of approximately 200 MW in 2025.
Government debt as a share of GDP rose in Q3 in both the eurozone to 88.5% from 88.2% in Q2, and in the European Union to 82.1% from 81.9%, according to data published by Eurostat.