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What happened at customs?Definitely don't try to ship from the UK. I've had to stop sending birthday and Christmas parents to a friend who lives there because of issues with customs.
Lots of presents and other parcels from my family have been caught up in over zealous bureaucracy, even second hand books. I presume others have had similar issues since Brexit ( from uk to eu )What happened at customs?
Ah ok. Thx. I have had some stuff sent from UK to Spain for collection at Correos, thankfully with no issues.Lots of presents and other parcels from my family have been caught up in over zealous bureaucracy, even second hand books. I presume others have had similar issues since Brexit ( from uk to eu )
I have had a parcel sent from the UK to Correos, too. It took about 2 weeks, partly due to UK postal strikes but also customs delays in Spain.Ah ok. Thx. I have had some stuff sent from UK to Spain for collection at Correos, thankfully with no issues.
For me, specificaly Ireland from the UK and France from the UK .. clearly marked value , ticked and it makes no difference. Customs charges for nieces altered clothes ( not new ) and books sent to Ireland ... the same... customs ....I am curious: Are people really having a lot of trouble with UK and/or Spanish customs when sending non-commercial items of low value (less than £270) from the UK to Spain? When it is a private person and not a company/commerce who is sending the item?
I have no experience, just experience with sending small parcels with a gift from the EU to the UK. The only additional bother now is that I have to fill in the CN custom declaration form again. It is a standard form and used by all countries.
It was a real pain in the neck shortly after Brexit because the post office staff had to then enter the data from the form manually into their computer (and they cursed because they said it is not really their job but the job of the customs officers who, however, can't do it because of too much work now so their work was delegated to the post office staff) but since then the process has been automatised. I can fill in the CN custom declaration online now, print it, take it to the post office where they glue it on the parcel, scan the bar code and that's it. My parcels arrive without problem at the UK address. Is it much different for similar parcels from the UK to Spain?
I always tick "gift". And I never send anything with a value above the limit. Here's the relevant part of the UK Royal Mail form for sending items to Spain. Don't tick "Sale of Goods" or "Returned Goods" when it is a gift or an item of low value that you own already!
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Customs charges for nieces altered clothes ( not new ) and books sent to Ireland;
Wow, thank you to @markie6 and @Molly Cassidy. I had no idea. I've now looked into this a little bit. It seems to me that these charges are not customs duty on goods but some kind of other charges for imports from third countries (from outside the EU). The rules appear to depend on the individual EU countries - no uniform application and rules. Who knew ... and, ok, if the recipient has to pay, who cares what it is called.my car and house keys that I left in the UK to Oviedo correos and it took 2 weeks and I paid about €5 customs charge.
Correos has a similar system: They call it Customs management fee (shipments ≤ 150 EUR that do not come by IOSS) and there may also be additional Expenses derived from border security controls, depending on the nature of the shipment (health, pharmacy, veterinarian, etc.) which may apply to the OP's protein powder.Customs formalities or administrative fees
@Molly Cassidy, this made no sense to me when I read it for the first time. How could this be, I asked myself.My dad posted my car and house keys that I left in the UK to Oviedo correos and it took 2 weeks and I paid about €5 customs charge.
Because I couldn't enter my apartment without the keys, I collected the parcel from the correos in Oviedo. And yes, I think you're right. They didn't tell me what the charge was for, just you need to pay €5.@Molly Cassidy, this made no sense to me when I read it for the first time. How could this be, I asked myself.
I see now, provided that I understood it correctly, that Correos charges a processing fee for goods that require neither import duty nor VAT at the point of importation into the EU. They charge for the fact that they made the parcel go through customs and deliver it to you. And I guess that you had to pay it when the postman/woman delivered the parcel to you? (It would be a hotel or albergue in the OP's case).
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Still mindboggling to me ...
I was quoted €38 for the storage fee for 2kilo bag posted from Pampalona to Leon via Correos in April this year. I declined and gave the contents away. Note this did not include the €12 post fee. Therefore storage with Correos is expensive! IMO.Whoof. You're shipping something through customs. Buena Suerte.
You might see if Correos will hold that package for you in Oviedo. Just don't plan to pick it up when they're closed. It won't be much ( if any) extra costs, after you pay the customs fees.
I stopped sending parcels to England and asked they don't send back anything had to pay duty several times so just give up my experience and "I ticked all the boxes".I am curious: Are people really having a lot of trouble with UK and/or Spanish customs when sending non-commercial items of low value (less than £270) from the UK to Spain? When it is a private person and not a company/commerce who is sending the item?
I have no experience, just experience with sending small parcels with a gift from the EU to the UK. The only additional bother now is that I have to fill in the CN custom declaration form again. It is a standard form and used by all countries.
It was a real pain in the neck shortly after Brexit because the post office staff had to then enter the data from the form manually into their computer (and they cursed because they said it is not really their job but the job of the customs officers who, however, can't do it because of too much work now so their work was delegated to the post office staff) but since then the process has been automatised. I can fill in the CN custom declaration online now, print it, take it to the post office where they glue it on the parcel, scan the bar code and that's it. My parcels arrive without problem at the UK address. Is it much different for similar parcels from the UK to Spain?
I always tick "gift". And I never send anything with a value above the limit. Here's the relevant part of the UK Royal Mail form for sending items to Spain. Don't tick "Sale of Goods" or "Returned Goods" when it is a gift or an item of low value that you own already!
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I recently bought a couple of second hand books online in the UK, and had the seller post them to me here in Germany. 3 weeks after they'd been posted I received a customs invoice for more than the total cost of the books & shipping...... . It had to be paid before they would deliver the books. I could have bought the same books here in Germany, new, for just a few Euros more than the total I ended up paying.Lots of presents and other parcels from my family have been caught up in over zealous bureaucracy, even second hand books. I presume others have had similar issues since Brexit ( from uk to eu )
I've been following this situation for a while since I was, many moons ago, a customs broker and dealt with this stuff all the time. Brexit has made it very, very difficult for the small EU exporter shipping to the UK, and reciprocally, for the UK firm shipping into Europe. In fact, these situations have precipitated some of the strongest arguments that some Brits are making about why they think Brexit was a bad move. (I know; skirting close to politics here; will say no more.)
That being said, quite a few UK firms that typically shipped into the EU have now set up subsidiaries in EU countries like Ireland or the Netherlands, and handle their EU customers from those subsidiaries. Because a lot of the required paperwork is compulsory regardless of the size or value of the shipment, they stay competitive by warehousing in an EU country (with large shipments just needing 1 set of paperwork), and then breaking down the shipment and sending small, private orders from within the EU, with no customs paperwork or service charge required.)
Regarding the protein powder, have you tried Amazon.de and/or Amazon.es to see if they might supply it? As mentioned above, delivery from inside the EU would be considerably less complicated and likely less pricey for you!
For example, https://www.amazon.es/s?k=proteína+en+polvo
Bon camino!
New set up in Ireland for Amazon 2025.I recently bought a couple of second hand books online in the UK, and had the seller post them to me here in Germany. 3 weeks after they'd been posted I received a customs invoice for more than the total cost of the books & shipping...... . It had to be paid before they would deliver the books. I could have bought the same books here in Germany, new, for just a few Euros more than the total I ended up paying.
I bought some books the same way back in both 2019 /2020, zero issues, three - four days for the books to arrive.
I consider 'Brexit' to be a swear word!
Ok, I have read it again, however that's not how I read it.Erm ... I had a look at the first post again: The OP plans to bring a particular protein powder to Spain and then would like to post part of it to somewhere near Oviedo.
As I read it she plans to bring some with her and anticipates collecting the rest part way.I'm planning to arrive with some at Irun,
I should not read or post so late at nightOk, I have read it again, however that's not how I read it.
The header days quite clearly "Post items from the UK to Spain", the OP then goes on to say :
As I read it she plans to bring some with her and anticipates collecting the rest part way.
Are you mailing it from the UK or from Spain once you arrive? From the UK may be problematic due to customs issues, but if you send it forward once you are in Spain, the mail bureau (Correos) will hold your package for pickup at any number of their offices on the Norte.
Thank you for confirming that Correos will hold a package for up to two weeks at the destination post office and that there were no additional fees for the recipient to pay and no costs occurred during the whole process other than the postage you paid when you mailed it from within Spain.I just did this last week. Correos can hold the package for up to two weeks at the destination post office - or at least, that's how much time was allowed when I sent a package to Irun for someone starting their Camino there. I imagine the rules are the same for sending a package to the midpoint. There weren't any extra charges applied in my case.
To be clear, I was mailing the package from within Spain.
I understand that. The fact that the UK is no longer part of the Customs Union (technical non-political point: they could have stayed in it despite leaving the EU) is an issue for businesses on both sides who wish to export or import goods.Pilgrims used to be able to send items from Britain as members of the European Union without any difficulty (Stating the obvious) now treated as a third country
Yup. No tramethazidine even iif it belongs to your Grandfather....Also, be sure that none of your ingredients in your protein powder is a banned substance in the EU. Even if considered safe in one place, everywhere has different standards.
I tried all protein powders but I only like one, Huel. They don't sell it in shops in Spain, I asked the company directly. Besides, I find default Huel protein powder too sweet for me. So I normally buy three bags of it. Two flavoured ones and one unflavoured, and mix them together. I brought 2kg of my mix today to Spain.Pilgrims used to be able to send items from Britain as members of the European Union without any difficulty (Stating the obvious) now treated as a third country
The challenge is obvious, filling in a customs declaration is no guarantee of unimpeded delivery and time scale from outside the Union.
Best bet would be to source a simular product (protein) from Europe ask the manufacturer if they have same product with different name on the European market place.
Good luck I think you will need it.
I had some medication posted to me about 3 years ago from UK to Spain and didn’t have to pay anything on collection but maybe that was the exception rather than the rule !’I tried all protein powders but I only like one, Huel. They don't sell it in shops in Spain, I asked the company directly. Besides, I find default Huel protein powder too sweet for me. So I normally buy three bags of it. Two flavoured ones and one unflavoured, and mix them together. I brought 2kg of my mix today to Spain.
I'll do as most of you advised - post it today in Irun and collect it within two weeks near the midpoint. I'll ask Correos what the best destination would be.
Thank you so much. Your dedication and help on this forum are priceless!
I suppose I meant Monday in San Sebastian because today is SundayI'll do as most of you advised - post it today in Irun
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