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Duty-free limits, duties, VAT and who pays, country by country, with official sources.
- 1Shipping small parcels to Argentina: how the US$400 allowance worksFor non-commercial personal imports into Argentina, each shipment can be up to US$3,000. T…
- 2Shipping parcels from China to Australia: what taxes apply at AUD 1,000 or less?For qualifying low-value consumer imports, goods with a customs value of AUD 1,000 or less…
- 3Parcels under US$50 to Brazil: federal duty is zero, what else is due?For parcels to individual buyers through a Remessa Conforme certified channel, valued at U…
- 4Shipping parcels from China to Canada: how does the CAD 20 threshold work?Courier and postal parcels sent from China are free of duty and tax only up to CAD 20. Abo…
- 5Shipping small parcels from China to Chile: what tax applies now?Chile ended its US$41 exemption on 2025-10-25. Online purchases up to US$500 now pay no cu…
- 6Small parcels to Colombia under US$200: is there tax?Postal and courier parcels to Colombia (up to US$2,000 and 50 kg) under US$200 pay no cust…
- 7Is the EU €2 handling fee the same as the €3 customs duty?No. The €3 is a temporary customs duty: from 2026-07-01 it applies to qualifying e-commerc…
- 8EU ends the €150 duty exemption: how does the €3 per item duty work?Under Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382 the EU removed duty relief for goods up to €150. Fr…
- 9Selling cosmetics or electronics into the EU: do you need an EU representative, and who can it be?Cosmetics: you must have a "responsible person" in the EU. Article 4 of the Cosmetics Regu…
- 10Importing small volumes from China to the EU in 2026: do I pay the carbon border tax (CBAM)?For most small goods, no. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) definitive regi…
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