Ah, sorry, I misinterpreted your post. I thought you meant that USA import duties are much lower than EU import duties, but I now see you meant EU import dutie

Ah, sorry, I misinterpreted your post. I thought you meant that USA import duties are much lower than EU import duties, but I now see you meant EU import duties are much lower than EU VAT taxes. Completely agree then. The removal of the €22 low-value exception for VAT will happen in EU on July 1st 2021, so not in effect yet.