Send a gift box to France
What you can and can't put in the box, how customs works on the way in, and the rounds that include France right now.
Routes to France
Customs into France
From the EU: none · From the United Kingdom or Ukraine: a declaration
We prepare the declaration with your label, marked as a gift with its value. France gives relief on gifts between private people worth up to €45.
What not to put in the box
On every route
- Food and drink
- Liquids
- Loose lithium batteries and power banks
- Aerosols and spray cans
- Perfume, aftershave and nail polish (flammable)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Tobacco and e-cigarettes
- Lighters, matches and fireworks
- Cash, banknotes and jewellery
- Weapons, ammunition and replicas
- Medicines
Into France
- Meat and dairy products from outside the EU
- Plants, fruit and seeds from outside the EU without a plant health certificate
About France
- Capital Paris
- Speaks French
How gifts are given here
In January, families share a galette des rois with a tiny figurine baked inside. Whoever finds it is king or queen for the day and wears the paper crown.
Say thank you
Merci
say it mehr-SEE
Write it on the card in your box.
Open rounds that include France
Each round names the countries it is open to. The ring decides where your box goes.
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0 of 20 spots takenStickers worth sharing
Closes Nov 30
Parcel S · up to 500 g
Gift you'd be glad to get yourself
Look inside
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11 of 20 spots takenA book you've finished
Closes Dec 30
Parcel S · up to 500 g
Gift about €12
Look inside
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14 of 20 spots takenSomething from your city
Closes Dec 30
Parcel S · up to 500 g
Gift about €15
Look inside
Boxes that arrived in France
See the gallery
Somebody in France is waiting for a parcel.
See open roundsRules last checked 19 Oct 2026. The national post and customs authority have the final word. Sources: douane.gouv.fr, douane.gouv.fr, food.ec.europa.eu.