Can I send cosmetics abroad?
Allowed with conditions in 38. Not allowed in 1. Pick a country for the rule in full and its official source.
Everywhere: No aerosols, perfume, nail polish or other flammable liquids. Keep liquids sealed and bagged.
| Destination | Answer | The rule |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Personal amounts are exempt from ANMAT checks in small shipments | Conditions apply | Personal amounts are exempt from ANMAT checks in small shipments |
| Australia Personal quantities are fine | Conditions apply | Personal quantities are fine |
| Bangladesh Heavily taxed by courier: about 151% in total for perfume and 189% for shampoo | Conditions apply | Heavily taxed by courier: about 151% in total for perfume and 189% for shampoo |
| Brazil Personal amounts only | Conditions apply | Personal amounts only |
| Canada Personal amounts are fine | Conditions apply | Personal amounts are fine |
| Chile Need ISP authorization like medicines | Conditions apply | Need ISP authorization like medicines |
| China Personal use | Conditions apply | Personal use |
| Colombia DIAN's guide lists cosmetics among goods not to send by courier, and INVIMA seizes opened or unlabeled products | Not allowed | DIAN's guide lists cosmetics among goods not to send by courier, and INVIMA seizes opened or unlabeled products |
| Dominican Republic Personal quantities only | Conditions apply | Personal quantities only |
| France No aerosols or nail polish | Conditions apply | No aerosols or nail polish |
| Germany Toiletries are fine | Conditions apply | Toiletries are fine |
| Guatemala Personal quantities, at 15% duty plus IVA | Conditions apply | Personal quantities, at 15% duty plus IVA |
| Hong Kong Personal toiletries and cosmetics pay no duty | Conditions apply | Personal toiletries and cosmetics pay no duty |
| India Dutiable at personal-import rates | Conditions apply | Dutiable at personal-import rates |
| Indonesia Up to 20 pieces per sender or receiver | Conditions apply | Up to 20 pieces per sender or receiver |
| Ireland Creams and toiletries are fine | Conditions apply | Creams and toiletries are fine |
| Israel Personal quantities only, within the reasonable-quantity limits | Conditions apply | Personal quantities only, within the reasonable-quantity limits |
| Italy No aerosols or nail polish | Conditions apply | No aerosols or nail polish |
| Jamaica Regulated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, which issues import permits for cosmetics (Pink Form) | Conditions apply | Regulated by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, which issues import permits for cosmetics (Pink Form) |
| Japan Up to 24 standard-size units per item | Conditions apply | Up to 24 standard-size units per item |
| Mexico Personal amounts in labeled original packs | Conditions apply | Personal amounts in labeled original packs |
| Nepal Beauty and skin-care products pay 15% duty plus 13% VAT | Conditions apply | Beauty and skin-care products pay 15% duty plus 13% VAT |
| Netherlands Toiletries for personal use are fine | Conditions apply | Toiletries for personal use are fine |
| New Zealand Personal amounts are fine, but not products with CBD or hemp extracts | Conditions apply | Personal amounts are fine, but not products with CBD or hemp extracts |
| Nigeria NAFDAC regulates cosmetics | Conditions apply | NAFDAC regulates cosmetics |
| Pakistan Personal quantities are fine | Conditions apply | Personal quantities are fine |
| Peru Keep to personal quantities in original packaging | Conditions apply | Keep to personal quantities in original packaging |
| Philippines Within personal-use limits: 5 perfumes, 10 lipsticks, 2 kg each of shampoo, lotion, and bar soap, and 1 kg of other cosmetics | Conditions apply | Within personal-use limits: 5 perfumes, 10 lipsticks, 2 kg each of shampoo, lotion, and bar soap, and 1 kg of other cosmetics |
| Portugal Personal toiletries in normal amounts | Conditions apply | Personal toiletries in normal amounts |
| Saudi Arabia SFDA personal-use clearance covers up to 20 packs and 15 kg | Conditions apply | SFDA personal-use clearance covers up to 20 packs and 15 kg |
| Singapore Personal toiletries are fine | Conditions apply | Personal toiletries are fine |
| South Africa Personal amounts are fine but pay duty and VAT outside a rebate | Conditions apply | Personal amounts are fine but pay duty and VAT outside a rebate |
| South Korea Personal quantities | Conditions apply | Personal quantities |
| Spain Personal toiletries in normal amounts | Conditions apply | Personal toiletries in normal amounts |
| Trinidad and Tobago Personal-use cosmetics and perfume pay 20% duty plus VAT | Conditions apply | Personal-use cosmetics and perfume pay 20% duty plus VAT |
| United Arab Emirates Personal amounts are fine | Conditions apply | Personal amounts are fine |
| United Kingdom Creams and toiletries are fine | Conditions apply | Creams and toiletries are fine |
| United States Personal quantities are fine | Conditions apply | Personal quantities are fine |
| Vietnam New, sealed items in personal amounts can go as gifts | Conditions apply | New, sealed items in personal amounts can go as gifts |