# What will customs charge on this order?

> Duty and tax, worked out before you buy.

URL: https://allproblemssolved.aplusz.app/en/import-duty-on-a-parcel/  
Language: English (en)

## The problem

A parcel ordered abroad arrives with a bill the buyer never saw coming, often larger than the item.

Who it hits: Every online buyer.

### The shapes it takes

- Duty and VAT thresholds
- Courier handling fees
- Gifts and used items
- Parcels held at customs

### What this page gives you

The real cost on arrival, worked out before you order.

## Where is it going, and what is it?

Nothing you type here is sent anywhere.

## Tax-free limits and rates, by country

- Up to €150: VAT is charged — usually at checkout — and since 1 July 2026 a fixed customs duty of €3 per kind of item.
- Over €150: customs duty for the kind of goods, then VAT on the total. The carrier usually collects it before delivery, with a handling fee.
- A gift from one person to another worth up to €45 comes in free.
- Up to £135: VAT (20%) is charged by the seller at checkout; no customs duty for now — that ends by October 2028.
- Over £135: customs duty for the kind of goods, then VAT (20%) on the total, collected by the carrier with a handling fee (Royal Mail charges £8).
- A gift from one person to another worth up to £39 comes in free.
- The US has no duty-free allowance for parcels any more: duty depends on the product and where it was made, and the carrier adds a clearance fee. There's no national VAT, but the seller may charge state sales tax.
- A genuine gift from one person to another worth up to $100 comes in duty-free.
- GST is 5%; in provinces with HST the tax is 13% to 15% in all.
- Canada Post adds a handling fee of about CAD 9.95 when tax is due.
- A gift from one person to another worth up to CAD 60 comes in free.
- Up to A$1,000: GST (10%) is charged by the seller at checkout; no duty.
- Over A$1,000: duty (usually 5%, often 0% under trade deals), GST (10%) and an import processing charge.
- Up to PHP 10,000 (the goods' value): no duty and no VAT.
- Parcels to the same person on the same day are added together for that limit.
- Over PHP 10,000: duty (usually 5% to 15%), VAT (12%) on the total, and about PHP 515 in customs fees — plus the courier's charge.
- New Zealand: up to NZ$1,000, GST (15%) is usually charged by the seller at checkout.
- Singapore: up to S$400, GST (9%) is usually charged by the seller at checkout; there's no duty on most goods.
- Norway: up to NOK 3,000, VAT is usually charged by the seller at checkout.
- Switzerland: no VAT is collected when it would come to CHF 5 or less.
- Alcohol (and tobacco) pay excise tax on top, whatever the value — the amount here doesn't include it.

### Standard VAT / GST (estimate where no rule above)

AT 20% · BE 21% · BG 20% · HR 25% · CY 19% · CZ 21% · DK 25% · EE 24% · FI 25.5% · FR 20% · DE 19% · GR 24% · HU 27% · IE 23% · IT 22% · LV 21% · LT 21% · LU 17% · MT 18% · NL 21% · PL 23% · PT 23% · RO 21% · SK 23% · SI 22% · ES 21% · SE 25% · GB 20% · NO 25% · IS 24% · CH 8.1% · LI 8.1% · TR 20% · UA 20% · RS 20% · BA 17% · ME 21% · MK 18% · AL 20% · MD 20% · GE 18% · AM 20% · AZ 18% · BY 20% · UZ 12% · KG 12% · MN 10% · AU 10% · NZ 15% · CA 5% · MX 16% · BR 17% · AR 21% · CL 19% · CO 19% · PE 18% · EC 15% · UY 22% · PY 10% · BO 13% · VE 16% · CR 13% · PA 7% · GT 12% · HN 15% · SV 13% · NI 15% · DO 18% · JM 15% · TT 12.5% · BS 10% · BB 17.5% · JP 10% · KR 10% · CN 13% · TW 5% · SG 9% · MY 10% · TH 7% · VN 10% · ID 11% · PH 12% · KH 10% · LA 10% · IN 18% · PK 18% · BD 15% · LK 18% · NP 13% · MV 8% · SA 15% · AE 5% · BH 10% · OM 5% · JO 16% · LB 11% · IL 18% · EG 14% · MA 20% · DZ 19% · TN 19% · KE 16% · TZ 18% · UG 18% · RW 18% · ET 15% · NG 7.5% · SN 18% · CI 18% · CM 19.25% · ZA 15% · NA 15% · BW 14% · ZM 16% · MZ 16% · MU 15% · MG 20% · AO 14% · FJ 15% · PG 10% · WS 15% · TO 15% · HK 0% · MO 0% · QA 0% · KW 0% · US 0%

### Official pages

- EU: https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu
- GB: https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad
- US: https://www.cbp.gov
- CA: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
- AU: https://www.abf.gov.au
- AU: https://www.ato.gov.au
- PH: https://customs.gov.ph
- NZ: https://www.customs.govt.nz
- SG: https://www.customs.gov.sg
- NO: https://www.toll.no
- CH: https://www.bazg.admin.ch

## Good to know

- Medicines, batteries, knives, plants and some foods can be held or refused at the border, whatever the price.
- A text or email asking you to pay a small customs fee by link is a classic scam — the real carrier's own app or site shows any fee.

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