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.

Helleniq Energy has completed two photovoltaic parks in southern Romania with a combined capacity of 58 MW, marking the company's first operational renewable energy assets in the country. The projects are part of a 2023 agreement with Metlen for developing four solar projects totalling 211 MW.
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania has appointed Anca Petcu as Chief Operations and Transformation Officer and Deputy CEO, following approval from the National Bank of Romania.
Patria Bank has signed a contract to sell its 99.9% stake in SAI Patria Asset Management to BRD Asset Management SAI for €5.5 million.
Romania's retail sales volume (excluding automotive and motorcycle trade) dropped 9.1% year-on-year in January 2026 in gross terms, and 6.5% when adjusted for working days and seasonality, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Romania is set to host additional US military assets following a high-level Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) decision.