Can I send cosmetics to Spain?
Yes, with conditions.
Personal toiletries in normal amounts. Perfume in a gift is limited to 50 g, or 0.25 liters of toilet water. Couriers refuse aerosols and nail polish.
For every Onvoyo box: No aerosols, perfume, nail polish or other flammable liquids. Keep liquids sealed and bagged.
More rules for Spain
Quantity limits
- Gifts between private individuals
- Up to €45 (about $53) per box: no duty and no IVA, if occasional, unpaid, and for personal use. Within that: 50 cigarettes, 25 cigarillos, 10 cigars, or 50 g of tobacco; 1 liter of spirits or of drinks up to 22%; 2 liters of still wine; 50 g of perfume or 0.25 liters of toilet water. For IVA, also 500 g of coffee and 100 g of tea.
Before you ship to Spain
- Tax-free limit
- Boxes between mainland Spain or the Balearics and other EU countries clear no customs and owe nothing on arrival. From outside the EU (including the UK), IVA is due from the first euro unless a relief applies. Occasional, unpaid gifts from one private person to another worth up to €45 (about $53) are free of duty and IVA. The EU's €150 (about $175) customs-duty relief ended on June 30, 2026: low-value online purchases now pay a flat €3 duty per item, and other boxes that no relief covers can owe duty at the normal tariff rate for each item.
- Receiver ID
- NIF: the DNI number for Spanish citizens, or the NIE for foreign nationals needed. The import declaration identifies the receiver by tax number, and AEAT's online forms for individuals work only with the receiver's own electronic signature. Give the DNI or NIE when you book. If the receiver has no Spanish number yet, ask the courier before shipping whether a passport number will do.
- Transit
- 2-4 business days from Europe; 3-5 from North America; 4-7 from Asia
Questions
Can I send cosmetics to Spain?
Yes, with conditions. Personal toiletries in normal amounts. Perfume in a gift is limited to 50 g, or 0.25 liters of toilet water. Couriers refuse aerosols and nail polish.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, with the Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior
Nota a operadores sobre pequeñas partidas de mercancías expedidas para personas físicas no destinadas a comercializarse (opens in a new tab) - 2.
Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (AEMPS)
Medicamentos destinados al tratamiento de los viajeros (opens in a new tab) - 3.
Agencia Tributaria (AEAT), Departamento de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales
Instrucciones de utilización de la declaración de envíos para particulares (opens in a new tab) - 4.
Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
Ley 37/1992, de 28 de diciembre, del Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido (opens in a new tab) - 5.
Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), Official Journal of the EU text
Reglamento (CE) nº 1186/2009 del Consejo, de 16 de noviembre de 2009, relativo al establecimiento de un régimen comunitario de franquicias aduaneras (opens in a new tab) - 6.
Ministerio de Cultura
Exportación de bienes culturales a otros países (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Spain makes the final decision on every box.