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Destination customs guides

The duty threshold, the tax rate, what gets stopped, and a worked cost example for a real 2 kg parcel, per country. This is the data everyone charges you for not knowing.

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DestinationImport dutyVAT / GSTExpress transit
DestinationUnited StatesImport dutyNoVAT / GSTNone at importExpress transit3-6 days
DestinationUnited KingdomImport dutyGBP 135VAT / GST20%Express transit3-5 days
DestinationGermanyImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST19%Express transit3-6 days
DestinationAustraliaImport dutyAUD 1,000VAT / GST10% GSTExpress transit3-5 days
DestinationJapanImport dutyJPY 10,000 customs valueVAT / GST10% consumption taxExpress transit2-4 days
DestinationCanadaImport dutyCAD 20 postal / CAD 150 courierVAT / GST5% GST + provincialExpress transit4-7 days
DestinationFranceImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST20%Express transit3-6 days
DestinationNetherlandsImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST21%Express transit3-5 days
DestinationSingaporeImport dutyNo duty on general goodsVAT / GST9% GSTExpress transit1-3 days
DestinationUnited Arab EmiratesImport dutyAED 300VAT / GST5%Express transit2-5 days
DestinationSouth KoreaImport dutyUSD 150VAT / GST10%Express transit2-4 days
DestinationItalyImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST22%Express transit3-6 days
DestinationSpainImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST21%Express transit3-6 days
DestinationSwedenImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST25%Express transit4-7 days
DestinationNew ZealandImport dutyNZD 1,000VAT / GST15% GSTExpress transit4-6 days
DestinationMalaysiaImport dutyMYR 500 CIFVAT / GST5-10% sales tax on taxable importsExpress transit2-4 days
DestinationHong KongImport dutyNo general dutyVAT / GSTNoneExpress transit1-3 days
DestinationTaiwanImport dutyNTD 2,000VAT / GST5% business tax above de minimisExpress transit2-4 days
DestinationPolandImport dutyEUR 3 per customs lineVAT / GST23%Express transit4-7 days

Thresholds are set by each destination's customs or revenue authority and checked against those sources when rules change.