Can I send medicine to Spain?
Yes, with conditions.
Held for health control and needs a full import declaration. Ask AEMPS before shipping. Travelers may carry up to three months' supply.
For every Onvoyo box: Onvoyo can't carry prescription drugs. Over-the-counter medicine and vitamins follow the destination's own rules.
More rules for Spain
Allowed with conditions
- Medicines
- Held for health control and can't go on the simplified declarations for individuals, so a full import declaration is needed. Travelers may carry up to three months' supply with a prescription or medical report, and narcotic or psychotropic medicines need an AEMPS permit. Ask AEMPS before shipping any medicine.
Quantity limits
- Medicines (travelers only)
- Up to three months of treatment, with a prescription or medical report. Narcotic and psychotropic medicines need an AEMPS permit. Does not apply to shipments.
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 medicine to Spain?
Yes, with conditions. Held for health control and needs a full import declaration. Ask AEMPS before shipping. Travelers may carry up to three months' supply.
Can I send food or medicine to Spain?
Meat and dairy are banned. Fish up to 20 kg and honey up to 2 kg are allowed, and other shelf-stable food up to €150 in value. Medicines are held for health checks and need a full import declaration, so ask AEMPS first.
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) - 7.
Agencia Tributaria Canaria
Formulario simplificado de importación para personas físicas (opens in a new tab) - 8.
Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
Ley 8/1991, de 25 de marzo, por la que se aprueba el arbitrio sobre la producción y la importación en las ciudades de Ceuta y Melilla (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Spain makes the final decision on every box.