Shipping & courier
Shipping boxes to Venezuela by courier or door to door
Official from an official text we read (Gazette or regulation). Reported from press, law firms or companies, with its date. Unconfirmed no reliable source: ask a customs broker.
Boxes to Venezuela go through a courier or door-to-door company from Miami: you pay freight by weight (air) or cubic foot (sea) and, depending on declared value, the company also charges duties. Reported brackets: up to 100 dollars it isn’t declared, 100 to 2,000 the courier clears it, above 2,000 a formal declaration is required. Work out your chargeable weight above.
What the law says and doesn’t
The Organic Customs Law exempts postal parcels and express shipments from the advance declaration (art. 42) Official. Beyond that, courier boxes rely on a 1997 Finance Ministry resolution cited by the trade Reported, and SENIAT publishes no threshold or rate for them, according to a forwarder in October 2026 Reported.
| Declared value | What happens | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Up to USD 100 | Not declared; you pay freight. | Reported |
| USD 100–2,000 | The courier clears the goods and charges duties on your behalf. | Reported |
| Over USD 2,000 | Formal customs declaration, like any import. | Reported |
Costs and times
- Freight: air is charged on the higher of actual and volumetric weight; sea usually per cubic foot.
- Duties: 35%–38% of declared value charged by several companies in 2023 and 2025 Reported, a company rate, not a published tax.
- Times: 3–7 days by air and 18–28 days by sea, per one forwarder Reported. Sea door-to-door had delays and suspensions in October 2025.
Before you ship
Get a written quote separating freight and duties, ask which volumetric divisor they use, declare the real value and check the prohibited items list. With USPS, Priority Mail International takes up to 66 lb and Global Express Guaranteed has been suspended since September 29, 2024 Official.
Questions people ask
How much duty do I pay on a box to Venezuela?
There is no published official rate for courier boxes. Companies charge their own rate; 35% to 38% of declared value was reported in 2023 and 2025. That is a company rate, not a SENIAT tax, though it equals the taxes on goods with a 15%-18% duty, or a 12% duty plus a margin.
Is it true that boxes under 100 dollars pay nothing?
That is what the press (La Patilla, 2023) and the couriers' association Asocav (2025) report: up to 100 dollars the courier doesn't declare the goods and you pay freight. We haven't found that threshold in a current regulation.
Why am I charged for more pounds than the box weighs?
Air freight is charged on the higher of actual and volumetric weight, which depends on box size. A large, light box pays for its volume. Use the calculator above.
Sources checked on November 8, 2026
- Organic Customs Law, art. 42 — Official Gazette 6,507 Extraordinary, Jan 29, 2020
- La Patilla — taxes on door-to-door and courier shipments (Jul 20, 2023)
- El Diario — door-to-door delays (Oct 6, 2025)
- USPS — International Mail Manual, Venezuela
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