Shipping to Spain from Vietnam

Ship to Spain from Vietnam — Madrid, Barcelona, Canary Islands. EVFTA duty relief, EU food rules, IVA/IGIC rates, door-to-door delivery.

Spain’s Vietnamese community is still small — estimates range from roughly 3,000 to 8,000 people, concentrated in Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia — but it’s growing, and it sits alongside two other trends that matter for Vietnam-Spain shipping: Spain is one of the EU’s rising source markets for tourism to Vietnam, and EVFTA has steadily lowered the cost of Vietnamese goods entering the Spanish market for importers building supply chains outside the traditional Northern European lanes.

We ship from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by air direct to Madrid or Barcelona, and by sea via the ports of Valencia or Barcelona with onward inland transit — including service to the Canary Islands, which run their own tax regime separate from mainland Spain. EVFTA tariff preferences apply the same way here as across the rest of the EU, and Spanish-language labeling for food shipments is handled at our end.

This page covers our service tiers, Spain’s customs and IVA structure (plus the Canary Islands’ separate IGIC system), what’s allowed and banned under EU food rules, and delivery across Spain’s autonomous communities.

Shipping Services to Spain

Express Air (4-6 Business Days)

Direct flights from Hanoi (HAN) and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) into Madrid Barajas or Barcelona El Prat.

Best for:

B2B samples and time-sensitive commercial orders
Family parcels and gifts
Vietnamese coffee, tea, and dried foods (with phytosanitary certificate)
Documents and small high-value cargo

Service features:

4-6 business day door-to-door delivery
Real-time tracking with proactive customs updates
100% declared-value insurance included

Standard Air (7-12 Business Days)

Cost-effective routing balancing speed and price.

Best for:

Personal parcels, clothing, household items
Bulk Vietnamese specialty foods with compliant labeling
Non-urgent commercial cargo

Sea Freight (25-35 Days)

Vietnam to Valencia or Barcelona, Spain’s principal container gateways, then inland road transit.

Best for:

Bulk B2B inventory
Furniture and household relocation cargo
Heavy commercial cargo where cost matters more than speed

Service features:

25-35 days total transit to mainland Spain (Canary Islands add 2-3 days)
LCL and FCL options
Customs declaration through Spain’s electronic customs system

Spanish Customs, EVFTA, and IVA

Regulators you may interact with

Agency	Role
AESAN (Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición)	Food safety and nutrition oversight
Agencia Tributaria — Aduanas	Customs clearance, duty and VAT/IGIC collection

IVA (VAT) and EVFTA duty

Charge	Rate
IVA super-reduced (basic staples)	4% (bread, milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables, cereals, dairy)
IVA reduced (olive oil)	5%
IVA reduced (general food, non-alcoholic drinks)	10%
IVA standard	21%
IGIC (Canary Islands, replaces IVA)	7% general rate
EVFTA duty relief	~99% of tariff lines at 0% on Vietnam-origin goods

For commercial shipments valued under €6,000, EVFTA preference is claimed with a simple origin declaration on the invoice — no separate registration needed. Cross that threshold and Spanish customs looks for the exporter’s REX (Registered Exporter) number, which we register through the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry before your goods leave Vietnam. Personal parcels under €150 skip both routes and clear instead under the EU’s IOSS low-value import scheme — the same framework that also determines whether mainland IVA or Canary IGIC applies at the border.

Canary Islands — a separate tax territory

The Canary Islands sit outside the EU VAT area and apply their own IGIC (Impuesto General Indirecto Canario) at a general rate of 7%, rather than mainland Spain’s 21% IVA. Shipments to Tenerife, Gran Canaria, and other Canary destinations typically run 2-3 days longer than mainland delivery and are cleared under separate customs procedures — we handle this distinction automatically at quote stage.

Shipping to the Canary Islands or need IGIC vs IVA clarified? Email info@gatewayexpress.com.vn or call +84 938 373 343.

Vietnamese Community and the Growing Tourism Link

Indicator	Figure
Estimated community size	3,000 - 8,000
Main hubs	Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia
Trend	Small but steadily growing, alongside rising Spanish tourism to Vietnam

Spain’s Vietnamese community is smaller than in France, Germany, or Central Europe, but Madrid and Barcelona both have Vietnamese restaurants and grocers serving both the diaspora and a broader Spanish audience with growing interest in Vietnamese cuisine. Spain is also increasingly a source market for tourists visiting Vietnam — many of whom want to bring coffee, lacquerware, or other souvenirs home after their trip, in quantities beyond airline baggage limits.

A cultural note on delivery timing

Spain’s business day often runs on a split schedule — many shops and offices close for a few hours in the early afternoon. We schedule final-mile delivery for mornings or later afternoons to match typical recipient availability, particularly outside major cities.

What You Can Ship — and What’s Banned

Allowed (high-priority categories)

Processed foods:

Spices, seasonings, fish sauce, soy sauce, chili sauce
Instant noodles, dry rice noodles, pho noodles, vermicelli
Confectionery and packaged snacks
Dried seafood (shrimp, squid, fish)
Coffee and tea (phytosanitary certificate for plant-based products)

Non-food:

Clothing, footwear, and accessories
Small furniture and household items
Cosmetics with EU-compliant ingredients
Handicrafts and lacquerware — popular as souvenir shipments
Consumer electronics with CE marking

What replaces the items the EU won’t allow

Family in Spain missing home cooking usually reach first for pork floss, dried sausage, or fresh dairy — all blocked from non-approved origins, Vietnam included, whether fresh, frozen, dried, or processed. The substitution that actually works: dried seafood (shrimp, squid, fish), bottled fish sauce, and shelf-stable sauces cover the same flavor gap without tripping a restriction. Fresh eggs and live or fresh seafood face the same block; frozen seafood ships without issue.

Restricted

Prescription medication: requires a doctor’s prescription on arrival
Alcohol and tobacco: subject to excise duty, quantity limits apply

Plant products and phytosanitary rules

All plant products require a phytosanitary certificate from Vietnam’s Plant Protection Department and must clear a designated EU border control post.

Just visited Vietnam and want to ship coffee or souvenirs home to Madrid or Barcelona? See our Vietnamese coffee shipping guide and our tourist shipping service for what you can send home after your trip.

How Shipping with Gateway Express Works

Step 1 — Get a quote

Reach us through:

Hotline: +84 938 373 343 (also +84 944 247 267)
Zalo / Viber / WhatsApp: message the same number
Email: info@gatewayexpress.com.vn
Online: Request a free quote or contact our team

We confirm your goods are EU-compliant, flag whether IVA or IGIC applies (mainland vs. Canary Islands), and quote a transparent landed cost.

Step 2 — Pack and prepare paperwork

Pack to our guidelines, shared with your quote
Provide sender ID and full recipient details
For commercial cargo: HS codes, REX number where applicable, declared value in EUR
For food: ingredient lists for Spanish labeling and AESAN review

Step 3 — Free door pickup

Free pickup in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; scheduled pickup in Da Nang, Hai Phong, and 60+ provinces.

Step 4 — Transit and tracking

Tracking by SMS at pickup
Customs milestone updates throughout transit
Canary Islands shipments flagged for the separate IGIC clearance track

Step 5 — Door delivery in Spain

Express: 4-6 business days
Standard: 7-12 business days
Sea freight: 25-35 days (mainland), plus 2-3 days for the Canary Islands

Spanish customs clearance typically takes 1-4 business days.

Where We Pick Up and Deliver

Pickup in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City — all districts
Hanoi — all inner and outer districts
Da Nang, Hai Phong, and 60+ provinces

Delivery in Spain

Madrid — capital, largest hub
Barcelona — Catalonia’s capital
Valencia, Seville (Sevilla), Bilbao — regional hubs
Canary Islands and Balearic Islands — with adjusted transit times
All 17 autonomous communities, plus Ceuta and Melilla

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does delivery to the Canary Islands take a few extra days, and what tax applies instead of IVA?

The Canaries sit outside the EU VAT area, so shipments clear under IGIC (7%) rather than mainland IVA (21%) — a separate customs procedure that typically adds 2-3 days to the 25-35 day sea freight window, or a similar margin on air. We flag the distinction automatically at quote stage.

I just visited Vietnam — can I ship coffee, lacquerware, or other souvenirs home to Madrid after my trip?

Yes. Coffee, lacquerware, and handicrafts ship in commercial quantities well beyond airline baggage allowances. See our tourist shipping guide for packing and paperwork specifics.

Does Spain’s siesta schedule affect delivery windows?

It shapes our scheduling, not your transit time. Many Spanish businesses close for a few hours in the early afternoon, so we route final-mile delivery for mornings or later afternoons — particularly outside Madrid and Barcelona, where that split schedule is more consistently observed.

Do you deliver to Ceuta and Melilla as well as mainland Spain?

Yes. Both are covered alongside the 17 autonomous communities and the Canary and Balearic Islands; confirm the current customs specifics for these territories with us at quote stage, since they follow special-territory rules similar to the Canaries.

What’s the difference between the 4% super-reduced IVA rate and the 10% reduced rate?

4% applies only to basic staples — bread, milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables, cereals, dairy. Olive oil sits at 5%. Everything else in the general food and non-alcoholic drinks category is 10%. Non-food goods fall under the 21% standard rate (7% IGIC in the Canaries).

How does EVFTA help a small Spanish importer who isn’t ordering in bulk?

Below €6,000, there’s no registration step at all — just an origin declaration on the invoice, which we prepare with your paperwork. That threshold covers most small and first-time import orders, not just bulk B2B shipments.

Can I ship dried seafood like shrimp or squid to Spain?

Yes, dried shrimp, squid, and fish ship without restriction as processed seafood — unlike fresh or live seafood, which the EU blocks from Vietnam entirely.

Is Barcelona or Madrid the better arrival point for faster delivery to Valencia?

Barcelona, generally — it’s the shorter onward road leg to Valencia. We route through whichever airport shortens the final-mile distance to your specific delivery address.

Do you offer free door pickup and declared-value insurance?

Yes to both. Free door pickup in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; 100% declared-value insurance included on every shipment.

Family or business also based in France or Italy? Compare notes with our France and Italy guides — same EVFTA framework, different VAT bands and port routing for each. See every country we cover.

Ready to ship to Spain? Get a transparent quote and door pickup from Gateway Express.

📞 Hotline: +84 938 373 343 📧 Email: info@gatewayexpress.com.vn 🏢 Office: 72/5 Giai Phong St., Tan Son Nhat Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Your trusted Vietnam–Spain shipping partner.

Packaging & shipping operations at the Gateway Express warehouse

Gateway Express staff packing parcels

Team sorting and preparing international shipments

Warehouse staging area for international freight

Gateway Express warehouse ready for dispatch

Weighing and labelling parcels for shipment

Carefully packaged parcels awaiting pickup

Prices in USD. Rate: 1 USD = 26,500 VND

Economy 2026

Transit time:8-15days·VND·Chưa VAT 8%

Per-kg rates (≤ 20kg)

Per-kg rates (≤ 20kg)
Weight (kg)	Price (USD)
0.5 kg	$55.67
1 kg	$60.57
1.5 kg	$65.48
2 kg	$70.38
2.5 kg	$75.29
3 kg	$80.20
3.5 kg	$85.10
4 kg	$90.01
4.5 kg	$94.91
5 kg	$99.82
5.5 kg	$108.50
6 kg	$113.40
6.5 kg	$118.31
7 kg	$123.22
7.5 kg	$128.12
8 kg	$133.03
8.5 kg	$137.93
9 kg	$142.84
9.5 kg	$147.74
10 kg	$123.81

Weight (kg)	Price (USD)
10.5 kg	$133.18
11 kg	$133.18
11.5 kg	$142.54
12 kg	$142.54
12.5 kg	$151.90
13 kg	$151.90
13.5 kg	$161.26
14 kg	$161.26
14.5 kg	$170.62
15 kg	$170.62
15.5 kg	$187.53
16 kg	$187.53
16.5 kg	$196.90
17 kg	$196.90
17.5 kg	$206.26
18 kg	$206.26
18.5 kg	$215.62
19 kg	$215.62
19.5 kg	$224.98
20 kg	$224.98