Country import guides

Each country guide answers the same questions for one destination: what a parcel pays and above what value, who collects it (the carrier, the post or the seller at checkout), which IDs the buyer or seller needs, what's restricted, and what tends to hold parcels up. Larger markets have their own pages for the rules that need more room, such as US Section 232 duties or EU VAT.

For the numbers on one product, border.bot's import rules by country show each country's VAT or GST rate, de minimis threshold, tariff and trade programs from live data, and the landed cost calculator adds them up for an order.

Countries and regions#

• Importing into Argentina: Argentina's courier and postal limits: US$3,000 per shipment, no duty on the first US$400 for five personal shipments a year, and what still pays VAT.
• Importing into Australia: Australia's A$1,000 line for duty and GST, how overseas sellers collect 10% GST at checkout, the charges above A$1,000 and the biosecurity rules for parcels.
• Importing into Bangladesh: Bangladesh's BDT 4,000 de minimis for non-commercial parcels since June 2025, the duties and taxes above it, including 15% VAT, and how to check a product.
• Importing into Bermuda: Bermuda's duty on parcels: the simplified post and courier rates (6.5% clothing, 25% for most goods), the BD$30 gift relief, wharfage and the CAPS ID.
• Importing into Brazil: Brazil's import tax on parcels up to US$3,000: 0% to US$50 or 60% less US$30 through Remessa Conforme, 60% outside it, ICMS of 17% to 20%, and the CPF rule.
• Importing into Canada: Canada's CA$20, CA$40 and CA$150 parcel thresholds by carrier and origin, GST, HST and PST on imports, CARM and the BN, and what US surtaxes change.
• Importing into China: How China taxes ecommerce orders and parcels from abroad: the RMB 5,000 and RMB 26,000 limits, the 70% tax rule and the 13%, 20% and 50% parcel rates.
• Importing into Costa Rica: How Costa Rica taxes imports: tariff duty (DAI), the 1% Law 6946 tax and 13% IVA on the CIF value plus taxes, postal parcels, and the 2027 transit data rule.
• Importing into Egypt: How Egypt's Advance Cargo Information (ACI) system works for exporters, what the ACID is, how postal parcels are cleared, and the 2026 change for phones.
• Importing into France: What a parcel to France pays in 2026: the EU's €3 duty and €2 handling fee, French VAT at import, the end of France's small-parcel tax, IOSS and clearance.
• Importing into Germany: What a parcel to Germany pays in 2026: €3 duty per item, the €2 handling fee from November, import VAT at 19% or 7%, IOSS and the packaging registration needed.
• Importing into Honduras: How Honduras taxes imports: the 15% sales tax (ISV), 18% on alcohol and cigarettes, charged on the CIF value plus duties, and who pays it at customs.
• Importing into Hong Kong: Hong Kong charges no customs tariff and no VAT on imports. What it does charge: excise on liquor and tobacco, small declaration fees, and a ban on e-cigarettes.
• Importing into India: What a parcel to India pays in 2026: 10% duty on personal imports, Social Welfare Surcharge and 18% IGST, the courier KYC buyers need, and the gift rules.
• Importing into Indonesia: How Indonesia taxes parcels: the US$3 duty exemption, 7.5% duty up to US$1,500, higher rates for clothing, bags and shoes, VAT, buyer IDs and marketplace rules.
• Importing into Japan: Japan's ¥10,000 exemption from duty and consumption tax, the 60% rule for personal imports, the goods left out, and seller-collected tax from April 2028.
• Importing into Malaysia: Malaysia's 10% sales tax on low value goods up to RM500, who registers above RM500,000, the RM500 air courier de minimis, import sales tax and paperwork.
• Importing into Mexico: Mexico's courier global rates (free to US$50, 17%, 19%, 33.5%), the US$50 postal exemption, the 2026 tariff rise for non-FTA countries and seller IDs.
• Importing into New Zealand: New Zealand's NZ$1,000 line for duty and 15% GST, who collects GST on low-value parcels, the border levies since 1 April 2026 and what's restricted.
• Importing into Norway with VOEC: How online sellers charge Norwegian VAT under VOEC: goods under NOK 3,000 per item, the NOK 50,000 threshold, exclusions, quarterly returns and the VOEC number.
• Importing into Panama: Panama's ITBMS on goods: 7% standard, 10% on the import and sale of alcohol, 15% on tobacco, the exempt goods, and where duty and customs rules are published.
• Importing into Saint Lucia: How Saint Lucia taxes imported goods: import duty, the 6% service charge, the 2.5% Health and Citizen Security Levy and 12.5% VAT, with a worked example.
• Importing into Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia's SAR 1,000 duty exemption for online orders, 15% VAT on every parcel, the SAR 15 declaration fee, and what the e-commerce rules ask of stores.
• Importing into Singapore: Singapore's 9% GST on imports, the S$400 relief for air and post, GST collected by registered overseas sellers, the four dutiable goods and what's prohibited.
• Importing into South Africa: How South Africa charges duty and 15% VAT on parcels, the 10% uplift in the VAT base, the R150,000 yearly cap on personal imports, and the gift rebate.
• Importing into South Korea: South Korea's US$150 duty-free limit (US$200 from the US), the PCCC buyers need and must renew yearly since 2026, and how duty and 10% VAT work.
• Importing into Switzerland: How a parcel to Switzerland is taxed: import VAT at 8.1% or 2.6% unless the tax is CHF 5 or less, no duty on industrial goods, rules for sellers and platforms.
• Importing into Taiwan: Taiwan's NT$2,000 tax-free line for parcels, the limit of six tax-free imports per half-year, 5% business tax above it, and which goods need a permit.
• Importing into the European Union: How EU imports work for online sellers in 2026: the €3 duty on parcels up to €150, the €2 handling fee, VAT at import, IOSS, H7 and what each member state sets.
• Importing into the Philippines: The Philippines' PHP 10,000 de minimis for duty and tax, 12% VAT on imports above it, prohibited and regulated goods, and VAT on digital services since 2025.
• Importing into the United Kingdom: How a parcel to the UK is taxed in 2026: VAT at checkout up to £135, duty and VAT above it, the end of the £135 duty relief by October 2028, Northern Ireland.
• Importing into the United States: How goods clear US customs in 2026: who files the entry, what a parcel pays now that de minimis is suspended, and which extra duties stack on top.
• Shipping to Russia under sanctions: What US export controls and UK sanctions let a seller ship to Russia in 2026: the luxury and industrial goods lists, licence policy and buyer screening.

Comparing countries#

Two tables cover every country at once: de minimis values by country, the value below which no duty or no import tax is charged, and import tax rates by country, the standard VAT, GST or sales tax rate charged at import. The country codes page lists the ISO codes customs forms and APIs use.