Belgian Airport Gets Many Packages from China

Apr 25, 2026, 07:00

Introduction

The airport in Liege, Belgium gets over 4 million small packages from China every day. It has only 80 workers to check the packages. This is a big problem. New rules in the US and Europe change where packages go.

Main Body

The Liege airport is near the Netherlands, Germany, and France. It helps big online shops like Amazon, Shein, Temu, and Alibaba. In 2025, US President Trump made a new rule. Before, small packages under $800 could enter the US without tax. Now they cannot. So many packages go to Europe, especially Liege. Italy and France also started fees for small packages. So shippers send packages to Belgium to avoid those fees. This makes more work for Liege customs. The EU wants to add a fee of €2 per package and €3 for packages under €150. China says this is not fair. But the biggest problem is not the number of packages. It is that many packages do not follow European rules. 30% of checked packages break the rules. For some things like cosmetics, 100% break the rules. Many packages have wrong prices. Belgian customs gives fines quickly because they cannot check everything.

Conclusion

US rule changes, European fees, and new EU rules make a big problem at Liege airport. The main problem is that Chinese products must follow European rules before they arrive. China and the EU need to work together to fix this.

Vocabulary Learning

customs (n.)

the government department that checks goods coming into a country海關

Example:Belgian customs gives fines quickly.

fee (n.)

charge / an amount of money you pay for a service費用

Example:Italy and France started fees for small packages.

package (n.)

parcel / a box or bag containing things sent by mail包裹

Example:The airport gets many packages from China every day.

problem (n.)

issue / something that is difficult to deal with問題

Example:The biggest problem is that many packages do not follow European rules.

rule (n.)

law / an official instruction about what you must or must not do規則；規定

Example:New rules in the US and Europe change where packages go.

Sentence Learning

In 2025, US President Trump made a new rule.

Time Marker: "In 2025" tells us when the action happened. It is a time phrase at the start of the sentence.時間標記：「In 2025」告訴我們動作發生的時間。這是一個放在句首的時間短語。

Before, small packages under $800 could enter the US without tax.

Time Marker: "Before" shows a time in the past. "under $800" and "without tax" are prepositional phrases that give extra information.時間標記：「Before」表示過去的某個時間。「under $800」和「without tax」是介詞短語，提供額外資訊。

Now they cannot.

Time Marker: "Now" shows the present time. This sentence contrasts with the previous rule.時間標記：「Now」表示現在的時間。這個句子與之前的規則形成對比。

So many packages go to Europe, especially Liege.

Connector: "So" connects a reason (the new rules) to a result (packages go to Europe). It shows cause and effect.連接詞：「So」連接原因（新規則）和結果（包裹前往歐洲）。它顯示因果關係。

Belgian customs gives fines quickly because they cannot check everything.

Reason: "Because" introduces the reason why customs gives fines quickly. It explains the cause.原因：「Because」引入海關快速罰款的原因。它解釋了原因。