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Sending a gift to family or friends in the EU

Sending a gift to family or friends in the EU

  • Gifts worth €45 or under: no extra duty, exactly as before. Choose "Gift" as the category on the customs declaration and fill in every detail requested. 

  • Gifts worth more than €45: the €3 duty applies per HS code, up to a combined parcel value of €150; additionally, the €2 handling fee is payable per HS code from 1 November 2026. 

  • Give your recipient a heads-up. They'll be asked to pay any unpaid duty charges before they can collect the parcel.  To avoid this  you can decide to deliver it duty paid (DDP). Find out more.

  • Mixed parcels cost more. Charges are counted per HS code, so a parcel with several different types of items can attract several sets of charges.

Example: a gift worth more than €45 with two different types of item inside could face two lots of €3 duty and two lots of €2 handling fee. That is €10 in total, plus any VAT or carrier admin charge.