• Österreichische Post positioned shöpping.at as a “parcel-tax-free” sales channel ahead of a planned levy of up to EUR 2.4 per shipment from Oct. 1.
• The platform qualifies for the exemption because its prior-year marketplace trading volume stayed below the EUR 100 million threshold.
• The group framed the move as cost relief for Austrian online merchants, aiming to protect pricing amid higher compliance and delivery-related costs.

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