International destination listing

Senders should determine import restrictions from the country's authorities before posting securities, medicines, plants, or parts of plants.

Postage stamps must be addressed to stamp collectors through the Bulgarian Postal Philatelic Service.

Only private persons may send gifts. Gifts may include printed publications, photographs, films, gramophone records, magnetic tapes, manuscripts, music sheets and similar objects, provided they are not contrary to the laws and customs of Bulgaria.

• alcoholic beverages
• animal products and skins
• antiques
• chemicals non hazardous
• coffee
• computer software
• dangerous goods
• drugs, prescription and non prescription
• foodstuffs
• furs
• gambling services
• grain samples
• medical samples
• ivory
• isopropanol
• oil products
• parts of machines
• perishables
• phones/modems
• plant and plant products
• precious metals and stones
• seeds
• ship spares
• shoes
• sports equipment
• stationary
• tea
• textile articles
• tobacco.

Prohibited items

In addition to items considered non-mailable matter, the following are prohibited:

• anesthetics
• asbestos
• animals
• bio products
• bullions and currency
• clothing, linen or footwear, used
• coins, banknotes, currency or securities of any kind, traveller's cheques, platinum, gold, silver, precious stones and other valuable articles
• immoral or obscene material
• jewellery and Costume Jewellery
• liquids
• movable cultural monuments without permit or certificate
• narcotics and psychotropic substances
• printed matter, publications, photographs, films, tapes, etc prejudicial to the political or economic institutions of Bulgaria
• religious materials connected with prohibited or unregistered sects or organizations
• used clothing, linen or footwear
• valuable articles in uninsured postal items.

Documentation required

Information regarding Customs can be found in "Customs Requirements" of the Canada Postal Guide.

The following documents are required:

1. Invoice
2. Certificate of Origin
3. Transport Documents
4. Certificates of Approval from relevant authorities

Value Added Tax (VAT)

The Import One-Stop-Shop (IOSS) is a program that allows the seller to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT) at the time of purchase, rather than have VAT collected by the recipient at the time of delivery. Under the IOSS program, VAT is remitted monthly by the seller directly to the European Union (EU) tax authority using an online portal. The IOSS can only be used for shipments with a value of less than €150. For shipments over €150, there are no changes to the collection of VAT, duties or other applicable fees on imported goods. The IOSS program also cannot be used for goods subject to excise duties (such as tobacco or alcohol) or gifts. More information on the program can be found here.

In order to register for an IOSS number, a business must have an address in one of the EU member states or hire an IOSS intermediary. If you sell through an online shipping platform or marketplace, you can contact them to see if they are registered for the IOSS program and have their own IOSS number.

If using the IOSS program, the IOSS number must be included when creating the electronic shipping label, entered in the “Tax ID” field (sender.identification.reference). This will allow for the number to be sent electronically. If the number is not present in the electronic data, VAT may be collected from the recipient at the time of delivery. The following Canada Post shipping systems can be used to capture and transmit the IOSS number:

• EST Desktop 2.0
• SnapShip
• Shipping Manager

The IOSS number cannot be transmitted electronically when using a retail location. IOSS numbers start with IM, followed by 10 numeric digits (ex: IM0123456789). When using the IOSS program, a minimum 6-digit Harmonized System (HS) code is required. To find the right HS code, visit the Canada Post HS Lookup tool.