Send a gift box to the United Kingdom
What you can and can't put in the box, how customs works on the way in, and the rounds that include the United Kingdom right now.
Routes to the United Kingdom
Customs into the United Kingdom
A declaration on every route
We prepare the declaration with your label, marked as a gift with its value. The United Kingdom gives relief on gifts between private people worth up to £39.
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 the United Kingdom
- Plants and seeds without a plant health certificate
- Self-defence sprays such as pepper spray
- Offensive weapons such as flick knives
- Controlled drugs
- Protected animal and plant species
- Indecent or obscene material
About the United Kingdom
- Capital London
- Speaks English
How gifts are given here
The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. One story behind the name: it was the day for giving "Christmas boxes", small gifts for the people who had helped all year.
Say thank you
Cheers
say it the British way
Write it on the card in your box.
Open rounds that include the United Kingdom
Each round names the countries it is open to. The ring decides where your box goes.
Sign-up open
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
Sign-up open
11 of 20 spots takenA book you've finished
Closes Dec 30
Parcel S · up to 500 g
Gift about €12
Look inside
Sign-up open
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 the United Kingdom
See the gallery
Somebody in the United Kingdom is waiting for a parcel.
See open roundsRules last checked 19 Oct 2026. The national post and customs authority have the final word. Sources: gov.uk, gov.uk, gov.uk, gov.uk.