Destination Guide
Shipping to Luxembourg from Portugal
Everything you need to know — transit times, customs rules, import duties, carrier options and shipping tips for Luxembourg.
Everything you need to know — transit times, customs rules, import duties, carrier options and shipping tips for Luxembourg.
| Carrier | Economy | Express |
|---|---|---|
| Economy road (fastest quoted) | 2 days | — |
| Economy road (standard) | 2–3 days | — |
| Economy road (slowest quoted) | 3–4 days | — |
| Express air | — | 1 day |
Business days. EU shipments: no customs delay.
Luxembourg is an EU member — no customs export declarations or import documents are required for shipments from Portugal. The following documents are only needed for commercial B2B shipments.
Not required. Luxembourg is a founding EU member, so goods travel from Portugal in free circulation.
Not required by customs. Useful inside multi-item business shipments.
Not needed for Portugal–Luxembourg.
As part of the EU Single Market, no import duties apply between Portugal and Luxembourg. VAT rate in Luxembourg: 17% (standard) — the lowest in the EU. For B2C e-commerce over €150, IOSS registration may apply.
| Product Category | Typical Duty Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| All goods (EU intra-community) | 0% | No import duty between Portugal and Luxembourg |
| VAT on B2C sales above the €10,000 EU threshold | 17% Luxembourg VAT | The lowest standard VAT rate in the EU |
| Excise goods (tobacco, spirits) | Luxembourg excise rates apply | Excise applies even within the EU |
Duty rates are indicative. Actual rates depend on the HS code classification of your goods. Consult a customs broker for high-value or complex shipments.
The following items have import restrictions or are prohibited in Luxembourg. Check carrier guidelines before shipping.
This is one of the quickest routes from Portugal anywhere in the EU. The fastest economy service quotes 2 days and the slowest 3–4 — comparable to Germany and quicker than several closer countries.
It is also inexpensive relative to the speed. A 2 kg box quotes from about €22 and 10 kg from about €32, so paying for express rarely makes sense here.
Luxembourg sits at the junction of the Belgian, French and German road networks, which is why the transit is short — it is on the main European freight corridors rather than at the end of one.
No customs paperwork applies. Luxembourg is a founding EU member and uses the euro.
The country is small enough that there is little difference between delivering to Luxembourg City and anywhere else in the Grand Duchy.
Addresses may be written in French, German or Luxembourgish. Copy the address exactly as given rather than translating it.
Economy road services quote between 2 and 3–4 business days depending on the service, and express air quotes 1 day. This is among the fastest EU routes from Portugal — Luxembourg sits on the main European freight corridors, so parcels are not waiting for a long trunk leg.
Economy road from Portugal starts at around €22 for a 2 kg box, about €24 for 5 kg and about €32 for 10 kg. Given that economy already delivers in 2–4 days, express at roughly €98 is hard to justify on this route unless the deadline is same-week. Volumetric weight applies, so quote your actual box.
No. Luxembourg is a founding member of the EU and uses the euro, so goods travel from Portugal in free circulation with no customs declaration, commercial invoice or EORI number. Excise goods such as tobacco and spirits above 24% ABV are the exception.
Luxembourg addresses run: Recipient name / House number and street / Postcode and locality / LUXEMBOURG. For example: Marie Weber / 12, rue de la Gare / L-1611 Luxembourg / LUXEMBOURG. Postcodes carry an L- prefix and four digits, and the house number conventionally precedes the street name. Street names may appear in French, German or Luxembourgish — use whichever form the recipient gives you.
Luxembourg's standard VAT rate is 17%, the lowest in the European Union. If you sell to Luxembourg consumers and your cross-border B2C sales across the EU exceed €10,000 a year, register for OSS in Portugal and charge 17% on those orders. For B2B, apply the reverse charge using the customer's Luxembourg VAT number.
A return is an ordinary intra-EU shipment with no customs paperwork, and takes a similar 2–4 business days back. Book a return label and the recipient can hand the parcel to a driver or drop it at a collection point. EU consumer law gives Luxembourg consumers 14 days to withdraw from an online purchase.
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