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Shipping to Denmark: what is not allowed

Denmark applies EU import rules: 25% VAT on the value including shipping, a €3 customs duty per item category on consignments up to €150 since July 2026, and the ban on meat and dairy from outside the EU.

Not accepted for Denmark

  • Meat, milk and dairy products from outside the EU
  • Antibiotics sent by post from outside the EU/EEA
  • Medicines containing doping or euphoriant substances, sent by post
  • Counterfeit goods and endangered species products
  • Weapons and certain knives

Allowed, with conditions

  • Medicines — since 1 January 2026 private individuals may import legally sold medicines by post from any country, except the categories above
  • Commercially packaged food (no meat or dairy) — declare
  • Supplements and cosmetics — declare
  • Gift parcels — limits of 1 L spirits, 2 L wine, 50 cigarettes, 50 g perfume

Import VAT (25%) applies to almost all goods and is charged on the value including shipping. Since 1 July 2026 parcels up to €150 pay a €3 duty per item category.

Genuine gifts between private individuals up to DKK 360 (about €45) are free of duty and VAT.

The recipient usually pays charges before delivery; the carrier may add a handling fee.

Indian and Kerala food to Denmark, item by item

Customs does not care whether food is Indian. It cares about three things: animal origin — meat, fish, dairy, egg; plant and seed material — raw grain, seeds, nuts, fresh produce; and everything else, sealed and commercially packaged, which is broadly fine when it is declared accurately. Almost every Kerala snack sits in the third group. Almost every refusal sits in the first two.

Usually fine, sealed and declared

  • Nendran and banana chips, tapioca chips, jackfruit chips
  • Murukku, achappam, kuzhalappam, mixture, pakkavada
  • Sharkara varatti and jaggery-coated snacks
  • Pappadam
  • Kerala halwa and commercially packaged sweets with no dairy
  • Vegetarian pickles — mango, lemon, garlic, puli inji
  • Chammanthi podi, idli and dosa podi, sambar and curry powders, masala
  • Cardamom, black pepper, cloves and other dry Malabar spices
  • Tea and coffee powder

Send with care

  • Anything homemade, loose-packed or relabelled
  • Payasam, halwa and dessert mixes, which often contain milk powder and are then treated as dairy rather than as a snack
  • Matta rice and any raw grain, pulse, seed or raw nut — this is plant material, not groceries, and it is judged as such
  • Coconut oil and liquid pickles, which are allowed but leak; tell us on the pre-alert so we pack them separately
  • Anything whose ingredients list is only in Malayalam — EU labelling expectations are the reason an otherwise fine snack gets questioned

Do not send to Denmark

  • Meat and meat products — beef pickle is the one people are surprised by
  • Milk and dairy — ghee, milk powder, milk-based sweets and dairy-containing mixes
  • Fish and prawn pickle and other fishery products beyond small personal amounts
  • Honey, eggs and fresh fruit, vegetables and plants

The EU does not allow personal imports of meat or dairy from outside the EU. That single rule decides most Kerala food parcels into Europe: the snacks go, the ghee and the beef pickle do not. Limited amounts of fishery products are treated differently from meat.

On the Denmark route in particular

EU rules apply: 25% import VAT, a €3 duty per item category on parcels up to €150 since July 2026, and the meat and dairy ban. Antibiotics cannot be sent by post from outside the EU.

Normal transit on this route is 4 to 12 business days from our warehouse in Kerala.

Quick answers: shipping from India to Denmark

What can I not send from India to Denmark?

Denmark does not accept: meat, milk and dairy products from outside the EU; antibiotics sent by post from outside the EU/EEA; medicines containing doping or euphoriant substances, sent by post; counterfeit goods and endangered species products; weapons and certain knives. On every route, we also cannot carry anything with a battery, mobile phones and laptops, real gold, silver or diamond jewellery, or anything flammable or pressurised such as perfume, aerosols and nail polish.

Can I send medicines from India to Denmark?

Yes, within limits: medicines — since 1 January 2026 private individuals may import legally sold medicines by post from any country, except the categories above. Controlled and psychotropic medicines need clearance first, so ask us before you order them.

Can I send Indian food to Denmark?

Sealed, commercially packaged food usually goes, declared accurately: nendran and banana chips, tapioca chips, jackfruit chips; murukku, achappam, kuzhalappam, mixture, pakkavada; sharkara varatti and jaggery-coated snacks. Do not send: meat and meat products; milk and dairy.

How long does a parcel from India to Denmark take?

Normal transit on this route is 4 to 12 business days from our warehouse in Kerala.

Will I pay customs duty or tax in Denmark?

Import VAT (25%) applies to almost all goods and is charged on the value including shipping. Since 1 July 2026 parcels up to €150 pay a €3 duty per item category. Genuine gifts between private individuals up to DKK 360 (about €45) are free of duty and VAT.

Never accepted, wherever you are

These are refused by the airlines, by Indian export rules or by us, so they cannot leave our warehouse for any destination.

Prohibited, restricted and dangerous goods, in one line each. Prohibited means it cannot be sent at all. Restricted means it can travel, but only under conditions your country sets, such as a personal quantity, a prescription or a declaration; those are listed under each destination. Dangerous goods are what airlines treat as a hazard on board: anything flammable, corrosive or pressurised. We also cannot ship anything with a battery, or anything that burns, such as agarbatti and camphor.

  • Cash, currency, cheques, bullion, and loose precious stones
  • Narcotics, illegal drugs, and psychotropic substances
  • Firearms, ammunition, explosives, fireworks, and weapons (including replicas)
  • Anything with a battery, including power banks, battery-operated toys and watches
  • Mobile phones and laptops
  • Real gold, silver and diamond jewellery
  • Flammable, corrosive, or pressurised goods — perfumes/deodorant sprays, aerosols, nail polish and remover, paints, thinners, fuel, gas cylinders, lighters, and matches
  • Anything that burns: agarbatti (incense sticks), dhoop, camphor, sambrani and candles
  • Live animals, plants, seeds, soil, and products of endangered species (CITES)
  • Pornographic, obscene, or seditious material
  • Counterfeit goods and pirated media
  • Human remains, biological samples, and infectious substances
  • Radioactive and toxic substances

Medicines and supplements are the one thing to check before you order. They are not banned — almost every destination lets a personal quantity through in its original packaging with a copy of the prescription. What changes from country to country is how much counts as personal, whose name the prescription has to be in, and which ingredients need clearance from that country's health authority first.

The rule for Denmark is under Allowed, with conditions above. Controlled and psychotropic medicines are a separate case: several countries want their own health authority to clear the parcel first, so check with us before you order rather than after it arrives with us.

If you are not sure about something, ask on WhatsApp before you order it.

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