Buying from 
China for 
EU consumers: which product IDs (PID) to ask your supplier for when the item has no barcode
Answer
No barcode? Still declarable: merchant and manufacturer codes are mandatory; no barcode means code Y081. Mandatory from 1 Nov 2026.
- Applies to
- Importers, IOSS holders and online sellers bringing goods from Chinese factories to EU consumers in consignments up to €150. B2B imports are in principle out of scope.
What the details cover
- Three identifiers: who assigns them and when to report
- What a valid identifier looks like
- Who is responsible
- Tolerance for a few product groups
- What to ask your Chinese supplier for (our suggestions, not official text)
- Unknowns
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