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Dec

What is de minimis value and how does it affect my shipping experience ?

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While shopping internationally, you want to reduce the amount of custom duty and taxes you pay on your personal/ commercial shipment. By following de minimas value, you could avoid paying duties when your shopping amount doesn’t exceed the defined De Minimis value per importing country.

De Minimis Value as the threshold is known, varies from country to country. It is a minimum value defined by a country to apply customs duty and tax rates on imported goods. For example, Items imported into United States are subject to duty when the value of their shopping amount (the value defined on invoices and excludes the shipping cost) goes over 800 USD. In Australia, custom duty and taxes are applicable after shopping amount goes over 1000 AUD i.e., equivalent to 750 USD.

Disclaimer: The below contains information that Global Express Association has been able to collect from publicly available sources. It is not an official source of information on such regimes worldwide. It may not be per GEA and its affiliates do not accept any liability for any inaccuracies contained therein or decisions made on the basis of the information listed here. Please go to each importing country to understand the custom duty and rules better. Express Association has been able to collect from publicly available sources. It is not an official source of information on such regimes worldwide. It may not be per GEA and its affiliates do not accept any liability for any inaccuracies contained therein or decisions made on the basis of the information listed here. Please go to each importing country to understand the custom duty and rules better.
 

Conversion rates as of 29 October 2021.

Country

Type

De minimis

De minimis value "no duty/tax collection"

Y/N

in national currency

in USD

Andorra

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Angola

Y

 

USD 1.25

Antigua and Barbuda

 

N

 

 

Argentina

 

Y, only postal

50 USD

USD 50.00

Armenia

Customs duties

Y

200 Armenian Dram

USD 232.00

VAT/GST

N

 

 

Australia

Customs duties

Y

<1000 AUD

USD 750.00

 

VAT/GST

N

 

 

Austria

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Azerbaijan

Customs duties

Y

300USD

USD 300.00

VAT/GST

N

 

 

Bahamas

 

N

 

 

Bahrain

 

Y

300 BD

USD 790.00

Bangladesh

 

N

 

 

Barbados

 

N

 

 

Belarus

Customs duties

Y

22 EUR

USD 26.00

VAT/GST

Y

200 EUR

USD 70.00

Belgium

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Belize

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Benin

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Bermuda

 

N

 

 

Bhutan

 

Y

3000 BTN

USD 40.00

Bolivia

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Bosnia and Hercegowina

Customs duties

Y

150EUR

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

Y

25EUR

USD 29.00

Botswana

 

N

 

 

Bulgaria

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Burkina Faso

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Burundi

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Brazil

 

Y, only postal

50 USD

USD 50.00

Brunei

 

Y

400 BND

USD 296.00

Cambodia

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Cameroon

 

N

50 USD

USD 50.00

Canada

 

Y

20 CAD

USD 15.00

Cape Verde

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Central African Republic

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Chad

 

Y

50 EUR

USD 58.00

Chile

 

Y, only postal

30 USD

USD 30.00

 

 

 

 

USD 8.00

China

Y

50 RMB

Chinese Taipeh

 

Y

2000 TWD

USD 72.00

Colombia

 

Y

200 USD

USD 200.00

Comoros

 

N

100 EUR

USD 116.00

Congo, Dem.Rep.

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Congo, Rep. Of

 

N

50 EUR

USD 58.00

Cook Islands

 

Y

100 NZD

USD 71.00

Costa Rica

 

N

 

 

Côte d'Ivoire

Customs duties

Y

80 EUR

USD 93.00

VAT/GST

Y

300 EUR

USD 348.00

Croatia

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Cyprus

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Czech Republic

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Denmark

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Djibouti

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Dominica

 

Y

150 XCD

USD 56.00

Dominican Republic

 

Y

200 USD

USD 200.00

Ecuador

Customs duties

Y, only postal

400 USD and 4kg

USD 400.00

VAT/GST

No de minimis

-

Egypt

 

N

400 USD

USD 400.00

El Salvador

 

N

 

 

Eritrea

 

N

 

 

Estonia

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Ethiopia

 

N

 

 

Fiji

Customs duties

Y

400 FJD (personal items)

USD 192.00

VAT/GST

500 FJD (sample items)

USD 240.00

Finland

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

France

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

French Guyana

 

Y

25 USD

USD 25.00

Gabon

 

Y

38 EUR

USD 44.00

Gambia

 

N

200 USD

USD 200.00

Ghana

 

Y

200 USD

USD 232.00

Georgia

 

Y

300 Lari

USD 95.00

Germany

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Greece

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Guadeloupe

 

Y

25 USD

USD 25.00

Guatemala

 

N

 

 

Guinea Republic

 

Y

80 USD

USD 80.00

Guinea-Bissau

 

N

50 USD

USD 50.00

Guinea Equatorial

 

N

50 USD

USD 50.00

Honduras

 

N

0

USD 0.00

Hong Kong, China

 

N

0

USD 0.00

Hungary

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Iceland

 

Y

2000 Icelandic Krona

USD 16.00

India

 

Y

250 INR (CIF)

USD 4.00

Indonesia

 

Y

3 USD (CIF)

USD 3.00

Iran

 

Y

<50 USD

USD 50.00

Ireland

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Israel

Customs duties

Y

75 USD

USD 75.00

VAT/GST

50 USD

USD 50.00

Italy

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Jamaica

Customs duties

Y

20 USD

USD 20.00

VAT/GST

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Japan

 

Y

10000 JPY

USD 88.00

Jordan

 

N

 

 

Kazakhstan

 

Y

99000 KZT (~200 EUR)

USD 228.00

Kenya

 

N

20 USD

USD 20.00

Korea, Rep. Of

 

 

<150 USD (Non USA Import)

USD 150.00

 

Y

<200 USD (for USA Import)

USD 200.00

Kuwait

 

N

 

 

Kyrgyzstan

 

Y

200 EUR

USD 232.00

Latvia

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Lebanon

 

N

 

 

Lesotho

 

Y

249 ZAR

USD 17.00

Y

499 ZAR

USD 35.00

Liberia

 

Y

3 USD

USD 3.00

Lithuania

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Luxembourg

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

North Macedonia

 

Y

22 EUR

USD 26.00

Madagascar

 

N

 

 

Malawi

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Malaysia

 

Y

500 MYR

USD 120.00

Mali

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Malta

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Martinique

 

Y

150 EUR

USD 174.00

Mayotte

 

N

 

 

Mauritius

Y

20 EUR

USD 23.00

Mexico

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Montenegro

 

Y

75 EUR

USD 87.00

N

0

 

Morocco

 

Y

1213 Moroccan Dirham

USD 135.00

Mozambique

 

Y

12 USD

USD 12.00

Myanmar

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Namibia

 

N

 

 

Netherlands

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

New Zealand

 

Y

1000 NZD

USD 706.00

Niger

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Nigeria

 

N

150 USD

USD 150.00

Norway

Customs duties

Y

350 NOK

USD 41.00

VAT/GST

N

 

 

Oman

 

N

10 USD

USD 10.00

Pakistan

 

N

10 USD

USD 10.00

Panama

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Paraguay

 

N

 

 

Peru

 

Y

200 USD

USD 200.00

Philippines

 

Y

10000 PHP

USD 206.00

Poland

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Portugal

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

 

Qatar

 

N

 

 

Reunion

Y

22 EUR

USD 26.00

 

 

 

 

 

Romania

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Russia

 

Y

200 EUR

USD 232.00

Rwanda

 

Y

120 USD

USD 120.00

Saint Lucia

 

Y

60 XCD

USD 22.00

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

N

 

 

Sao Tome and Principe

 

N

25 EUR

USD 29.00

Saudi Arabia

 

Y

1000 SAR

USD 266.00

Senegal

 

N

100 EUR

USD 116.00

Serbia

 

Y

50 EUR

 

Seychelles

Customs duties

Y

3000 SCR

USD 210.00

VAT/GST

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Sierra Leone

 

N

100 USD

USD 100.00

Singapore

 

Y

<400 SGD

USD 298.00

Slovakia

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Slovenia

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Somaliland

 

 

60 USD

USD 60.00

Somalia

 

N

 

 

South Africa

 

N

500 ZAR

USD 35.00

South Sudan

 

N

 

 

Sudan

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Spain

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Sri Lanka

 

N

 

 

Swaziland (Eswatini)

 

N

 

 

Sweden

Customs duties

Y

150 EUR (Customs duties)

USD 174.00

VAT/GST

N

0 EUR (VAT)

-

Switzerland

 

N

 

 

Tansania

 

Y

3 USD

USD 3.00

Thailand

 

Y

1500 Thai Baht

USD 47.00

Togo

 

N

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago

 

N

 

 

Turkey

 

N

 

 

Uganda

 

N

50 USD

USD 50.00

Ukraine

 

Y

150 EUR

USD 174.00

United Kingdom

Customs duties

Y

135 GBP (Customs duties)

USD 188.00

VAT/GST

N

0 GBP (VAT)

-

United States

 

Y

800 USD

USD 800.00

United Arab Emirates

 

Y

270 USD

USD 270.00

Uruguay

 

Y

200 USD

USD 200.00

Venezuela

 

Y

100 USD

USD 100.00

Vietnam

 

Y

1000000 VND

USD 40.00

Zambia

 

Y

2000 USD

USD 2.00

 

 

Y

50 USD

USD 50.00

Zimbabwe

 

Y

10 USD

USD 10.00

 

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