For shipments with a maximum value of €45, you do not pay import duties and VAT. This only applies to articles that are not intended for commercial purposes:
- The shipment is sent by a private individual, to a private individual
- The goods are for the personal use of the recipient or the personal use of members of the recipient's family
- The parcel is of an incidental nature
- The nature and quantity of the contents of the parcel are such that the parcel is not of a commercial nature
- The parcel in question is a gift from the sender, for which there is no payment.