The findings come from a representative Ipsos survey commissioned by delivery company DODO.
A further 29% said they had stopped purchasing from Asian webshops following the introduction of the EUR 3 duty, which applies to each product category in parcels valued at up to EUR 150 arriving from outside the EU.
Around 5% of respondents continue to shop as frequently from Asian retailers but limit the number of product categories in each package.
The survey also points to a shift toward domestic and European retailers. Some 29% of respondents now purchase from Hungarian webshops products they previously ordered from Asia, while another 21% have switched to retailers based in other EU member states.
An additional EUR 2 handling fee per item in non-EU packages took effect Nov. 1, on top of the EUR 3 customs duty.
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