Send Cosmetics (Commercial) → 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Can I post Cosmetics (Commercial) to Netherlands?
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Netherlands; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
Personal-use quantities; bulk or repeated identical shipments are treated as commercial imports
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Required at the destination customs authority
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Posting cosmetics to Netherlands in personal quantities is permitted — registration and notification regimes govern marketing cosmetics, not personal parcels. Douane (Netherlands Customs — under Tax and Customs Administration) applies the ordinary parcel framework to an accurate CN22/CN23 declaration: import VAT/GST at 21% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. EU rules apply. €150 customs duty de minimis. BTW (Dutch VAT) applies to all imports regardless of value as of July 2021. Netherlands is a major EU entry point — Schiphol and Port of Rotterdam handle enormous import volumes. Aerosols and nail varnish are dangerous-goods limited quantities for air mail; bulk or repeated identical parcels are treated as unregistered commercial imports.
Keep parcels to personal quantities and declare contents specifically ('face cream', not 'gift'). Check carrier rules for aerosols and nail varnish — they are the commonly refused items in this class.
Personal-use quantities; bulk or repeated identical shipments are treated as commercial imports
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
PostNL and customs handle international parcels. BTW (VAT) applies to all goods. Items above €150 require full customs clearance. Netherlands is a frequent re-export hub — goods destined for other EU countries transit through NL regularly.
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🇺🇸 United States
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to United States; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to United Kingdom; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
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🇨🇦 Canada
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Canada; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
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🇦🇺 Australia
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Australia; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to New Zealand; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
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🇹🇭 Thailand
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