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Can I send documents and photos to the Netherlands?

Allowed

Yes.

Personal papers and photos are fine.

More rules for the Netherlands

Fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, plants, seeds, nuts, and bulbs: From outside the EU, including Great Britain and the Canary Islands, they need a phytosanitary certificate from the sending country's plant health authority. Bananas, coconuts, dates, pineapples, durians, processed fruit (cooked, frozen, or pureed, for example), and seeds and nuts packed for eating are exempt, as is everything from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland. Some plants are banned outright.
Protected plants and animals: Items such as caviar, queen conch shells, cacti, and orchids, and products made from protected species, need a CITES permit and sometimes an EU certificate.
Medicines under the Opium Act: Strong painkillers, some sleeping pills, ADHD medication, and similar medicines may only travel with the patient, in their own name, with a Schengen certificate or an English-language medical statement. Don't ship them.

Medicines: None for shipments from outside the EU and EEA. Travelers only: medicines for their own use in their luggage, with a Schengen certificate or English-language medical statement for Opium Act medicines.

Tax-free limit: From another EU country, boxes clear no customs and nothing is due on arrival. From outside the EU (including the UK), there is no tax-free limit anymore. Btw has applied from the first euro since the old €22 exemption ended in 2021, and the €150 (about $175) customs duty exemption ended on July 1, 2026. Gifts sent by one private person to another, worth up to €45 (about $53) per box, remain free of duty and btw. Online purchases worth up to €150 now pay a flat €3 duty per product category until July 1, 2028.
Receiver ID: Private receivers don't need a tax or customs number for a personal box. For moving relief, the key document is proof of your municipal registration, which goes to the moving or transport company that files the declaration. Give the courier a phone number and email so it can arrange any payment.
Transit: 1-3 business days within the EU; 2-5 from the UK or North America; 3-7 from Asia

Can I send documents and photos to the Netherlands?

Yes. Personal papers and photos are fine.

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General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in the Netherlands makes the final decision on every box.