| Spain is a member of the European Union and | | | | sovereignty do not apply the EU customs regulation |
| shipping to Spain complies to the general rules of | | | | and you can send only documents. |
| sending commodities or documents to the Union. The | | | | If you want your package to reach its destination |
| country is a member of several other economic | | | | fast and safe it is important what you do prior to |
| organizations like the World Trade Organization, | | | | shipping to Spain. You must first determine if what |
| World Customs Organization, the Organization for the | | | | you are sending is classified as a document or |
| Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the Convention on | | | | commodity, and then see if there are any prohibitions |
| International Trade in endangered Species of Wild | | | | or restrictions applied to that kind of product. You |
| Flora and Fauna, the Montreal Protocol and many | | | | must find out the harmonized tariff code for the |
| others which makes it open to trade but it does not | | | | commodity but sometimes the shipper will do this |
| lack certain restrictions. | | | | based on your description. Pack the goods in the |
| Every commodity sent to Spain is valued at a C.I.F | | | | right manner and all should be OK. |
| price and after it passes through the standard | | | | Before shipping to Spain find out what are the exact |
| clearance procedure and the simplified declaration | | | | paperwork needed for the products you are selling. If |
| procedure the value of the taxes and duties is | | | | an invoice is needed make sure, you fill it correctly |
| established based on it. If the shipment is consumer | | | | and with complete information and accurate |
| to consumer, the taxes are between 22 euro and 45 | | | | descriptions of the product. Sometimes the importer |
| euro regardless of value. This does not include | | | | needs an import license to be able to import a |
| products like tobacco, medicine or alcohol. The goods | | | | product and for that, it needs an exporter license |
| may be held in customs for a couple of days until | | | | from the exporter. If you are sending the product |
| they are accepted. If you are sending something to | | | | thorough a known shipper, you will just have to fill a |
| the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, you should | | | | few forms and pay the estimated taxes. |
| know that these areas despite being under Spain | | | | |