Can I send cosmetics to Guatemala?
Conditions apply
Yes, with conditions.
Personal quantities, at 15% duty plus IVA. No aerosols or nail polish.
For every Onvoyo box: No aerosols, perfume, nail polish or other flammable liquids. Keep liquids sealed and bagged.
More rules for Guatemala
Not allowed
- Refrigerators, air conditioners, and other equipment containing CFC refrigerant gases banned under the Montreal Protocol
Allowed with conditions
- Refrigerators and air conditioners
- Need an import license from the environment ministry (MARN), even in a household move. Units with banned CFC gases cannot come in at all.
Before you ship to Guatemala
- Tax-free limit
- There is no general duty-free threshold for courier parcels, so duty and IVA can apply from the first quetzal. The main exception for families: a small family shipment with no commercial character, sent by relatives abroad and worth up to US$500 (about GTQ 3,820) in customs value, is free of duty and taxes once every six months per receiver.
- Receiver ID
- NIT (Número de Identificación Tributaria) or DPI number (CUI) needed. The courier pays the duty and IVA at clearance and bills them to the receiver on an electronic invoice (FEL), so it will ask for the receiver's NIT or DPI number. Foreign receivers without a NIT should ask the courier which ID it accepts before the box ships.
- Transit
- 2-5 business days from North America; 4-7 from Europe; 5-8 from Asia
Questions
Can I send cosmetics to Guatemala?
Yes, with conditions. Personal quantities, at 15% duty plus IVA. No aerosols or nail polish.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), Intendencia de Aduanas
Catálogo Courier 2026 (Séptima Enmienda) (opens in a new tab) - 2.
Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Temas Aduaneros (Preguntas Frecuentes) (opens in a new tab) - 3.
Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Reglamento del Código Aduanero Uniforme Centroamericano (RECAUCA), Anexo de la Resolución No. 224-2008 (COMIECO-XLIX) (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Guatemala makes the final decision on every box.