I think it left out an even more important part - this is a temporary change for one year (until 1 July 2028), after which normal customs duties will apply for all products, with no de minimus exception. https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-lega... .

It looks like this decision was made in 2015 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2025...

Is something bad if it kills a hobby? Like, getting glow fuel now for an R/C plane is pretty hard because shipping requires ground transport and possible hazmat fees, while it used to be you could easily get a bottle from a local hobby store .. which have mostly died off due to people buying things more cheaply online. If that's bad, what should we do?

Or do we realize that hobbies shift, and that perhaps having battery-powered R/C planes is an acceptable substitute, and let the glow plug hobby die out?

And do we apply that more broadly to say that if a 4.60€ USB cable is too much for a hobby, then perhaps switching to another related hobby would be a okay substitute?