Send Cosmetics (Commercial) → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Can I post Cosmetics (Commercial) to United Kingdom?
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to United Kingdom; 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 United Kingdom in personal quantities is permitted — registration and notification regimes govern marketing cosmetics, not personal parcels. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) applies the ordinary parcel framework to an accurate CN22/CN23 declaration: import VAT/GST at 20% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. Customs duty relief applies to goods valued at or below £135. VAT (20%) still applies on goods above £0 when sold by overseas businesses to UK consumers. The UK removed the old £15 VAT relief threshold as of January 2021. 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
Items sent by post valued over £135 require a customs declaration. Royal Mail and courier services handle customs clearance for postal imports. Certain items are prohibited from being sent internationally via post (batteries alone, aerosols, etc.).
Sending Cosmetics (Commercial) to other countries
Cosmetics (Commercial)
🇺🇸 United States
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to United States; 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.
Cosmetics (Commercial)
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to New Zealand; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
Cosmetics (Commercial)
🇹🇭 Thailand
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Thailand; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.
Cosmetics (Commercial)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Singapore; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.