Selling Abroad from Tunisia: Diaspora, Currencies, Shipping, Customs and Payment (2026 Guide)

To sell abroad from Tunisia you need three things: a store that shows prices in the customer’s currency and accepts foreign addresses, a shipping method (small packet, EMS or express carrier) and a legal way to get paid, since export revenue goes through a Tunisian bank. The diaspora ordering for family in Tunisia is a simpler case.

In short: a 500 g packet goes to France for 25 TND with La Poste, 1 kg by EMS costs 45 TND (official rates on 22 October 2026). The Easy Export programme covers half the postal shipping cost for eligible exporters. On arrival in the European Union, VAT is due from the first euro and a 3 euro duty has applied since July 2026. The money must be repatriated within 120 days of shipping.

Who are your customers abroad?

“Selling abroad” hides two very different sales:

	The diaspora orders for Tunisia	The customer receives the parcel abroad
Example	A Tunisian in Paris sends a gift to his mother in Sfax	A customer in Montreal orders pottery from Nabeul
Delivery	A Tunisian delivery company, as for a local customer	La Poste (packet, parcel, EMS) or an express carrier
Payment	Cash on delivery by the family, or by card	Before shipping: a parcel refused abroad costs a round trip
Store currency	Dinar	Euro, dollar, pound, Canadian dollar or Swiss franc depending on your customers
Customs	None	Declaration on departure, possible taxes on arrival
Difficulty	Low	Medium: shipping, customs, currency

The first case needs almost nothing beyond a local sale: an order form that accepts a foreign phone number for the buyer and the recipient’s address in Tunisia. The second is a real export, covered below.

What does Yalla Souk offer for selling outside Tunisia?

Yalla Souk is built in Tunisia for stores in Tunisia and abroad. What is available today:

Need	What Yalla Souk does
Show the right price	The store currency (TND, EUR, USD, GBP, CAD or CHF) is set from your country at sign-up and can be changed in your settings until your first order. Prices show in it across the store, with no conversion.
Deliver abroad	You choose the countries you ship to in addition to the store’s country.
Take a foreign order	International phone numbers and addresses at checkout.
Take card payments	Stripe for non-dinar stores, with your own Stripe account; Flouci for stores in dinars. Cash on delivery stays available.
Speak the customer’s language	Storefront and dashboard in French, English and Arabic, with full right-to-left support.
Filter fake orders	An anti-fraud rule accepts only orders from your ship-to countries.

Two limits to know:

• One store, one currency. There is no automatic conversion: choose the currency of most of your customers before the first order.
• Stripe is not open to Tunisian companies. Tunisia is not on Stripe’s list of countries, so Stripe card payments require a business registered in a supported country. Otherwise, ask for a bank transfer: in the dashboard, an order can be recorded with the “Bank transfer” payment method.

For a store based in Tunisia, the price does not change: free store, 200 orders on us at sign-up, then a payment per order received from 0.300 TND down to 0.090 TND by volume, credits that never expire and 0% commission. Details on the pricing page and in the international section of the features.

How much does it cost to ship a parcel abroad from Tunisia?

La Poste Tunisienne publishes an official calculator for three services: the international small packet (goods, up to 1.5 kg), the international postal parcel (from 3 kg) and EMS, its express service (up to 30 kg). Rates taken on 22 October 2026, in dinars:

Destination	Packet 500 g	Packet 1 kg	EMS 1 kg	EMS 5 kg	Parcel up to 5 kg
France	25	45	45	80	62
Germany	25	45	85	115	76
Italy	25	40	50	75	55
Belgium	26	45	45	80	78
United Kingdom	26	45	65	105	101
Switzerland	25	40	65	90	52
Canada	32	60	55	165	137
United States	33	60	75	195	145
United Arab Emirates	29	55	60	120	75
Libya	24	40	40	65	45
Algeria	24	40	40	70	46
Morocco	25	45	45	75	54

What to take from it:

• Up to 500 g, the small packet is much cheaper; at 1 kg to France, EMS costs the same and is the express service.
• Germany and North America cost far more by EMS. Compare with the postal parcel for heavy, non-urgent shipments.
• Insurance: according to the Rapid-Poste page, a shipment can be insured for 1% of the declared value, up to 50,000 TND.
• Express carriers (DHL and others): no public rate grid for departures from Tunisia, prices are on quote. Rapid-Poste also runs an IMPEX service with DHL where the recipient pays for transport, with delivery announced in 2 to 4 working days excluding customs clearance.

How can Easy Export lower the shipping cost?

Launched by La Poste Tunisienne in October 2025, Easy Export is a one-stop export desk set up in 11 regions, where La Poste and customs work together, with an online platform (easyexport.com.tn) to register and track shipments.

Point	What is published
Who	Resident SMEs and startups, holders of a professional card, notably craftspeople
Products	Handicrafts, food products, agricultural products
Weight	0 to 30 kg per shipment
Support	The exporter pays 50% of the postal shipping cost; the export promotion centre (CEPEX) and fund cover the other half
Registered	About 65 companies since launch (September 2026)

If you sell handicrafts, regional food products or natural cosmetics, check your eligibility before comparing carriers: half the shipping cost changes the price calculation.

What customs formalities apply to a small parcel?

Leaving Tunisia. Every shipment of goods abroad carries a customs declaration (postal forms CN22 or CN23 depending on value and weight). Describe the content, quantity and real value precisely: a vague description delays clearance. The Easy Export desks help with these formalities. Check with La Poste which products are prohibited or need an authorisation.

On arrival in the European Union:

Rule	Since	What it means
VAT due on every imported parcel, whatever its value	1 July 2021	The customer pays their country’s VAT on delivery, unless the seller collects it through the IOSS scheme
End of the customs duty exemption under 150 euros	1 July 2026	Regulation (EU) 2026/382
Transitional flat duty of 3 euros per item category	1 July 2026 to 1 July 2028	For low-value distance sales

Carriers usually add clearance fees on top. Say so on your store (delivery page and product page): a customer surprised by taxes refuses the parcel, and the return costs you a second international shipment. For other countries (United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the Gulf), check with La Poste or your carrier.

How do you get paid for a sale abroad, legally?

In Tunisia, foreign currency operations are governed by the exchange code and the circulars of the Central Bank (BCT). The main lines, to have confirmed by your bank and accountant:

1. Have a legal status and a business bank account. Revenue from a sale abroad arrives by transfer on a Tunisian account, with a bank (authorised intermediary). Our guide to selling online legally covers the statuses.
2. Repatriate on time. Since BCT circular 2025-13 (October 2025), which amends circular 94-14, export revenue must be repatriated within 120 days of the shipping date (60 before), by any means of payment. Beyond that, guarantees or a BCT authorisation are required.
3. Keep a record of every shipment. Invoice, proof of shipping and customs declaration let the bank match the payment with the export.
4. Choose the payment method. International transfer, card through Stripe if you have a business in a supported country, or an order paid in Tunisia by a relative for diaspora sales delivered locally.

This guide stays general: exchange rules change and depend on your status. Do not take payments on a personal foreign account without checking how they are treated with your bank.

How do you set prices in a foreign currency?

An export price is built from your costs in dinars, then converted at the day’s rate:

Item	Example in TND	Note
Product cost	40	Purchase or production price
Reinforced packaging	3	An international parcel travels further and longer
EMS 1 kg to France	45	La Poste rate on 22 October 2026; half with Easy Export if eligible
Payment fees	Depends on the method	Bank transfer fees or payment provider commission
Exchange buffer	3% of the total	Protects against rate changes between order and repatriation
Target margin	Up to you	Check it with the margin calculator

Three simple rules:

1. Decide who pays shipping. Included in the price or shown separately: either way, the customer must see the total before ordering.
2. Round to a readable price in the customer’s currency, then review it when the rate moves sharply.
3. Group orders. EMS 5 kg to France costs 80 TND against 45 TND for 1 kg: a heavier basket lowers the shipping cost per item. Product packs exist for exactly this.

For campaigns aimed at the diaspora, the budget is worked out as for Tunisia, with the ad budget calculator. And to compare platforms before you start, see our e-commerce comparison.

Sources

Checked on 22 October 2026.

• La Poste Tunisienne: international small packet, parcel and EMS rates (official calculator) (in French)
• Rapid-Poste: international service, insurance and IMPEX service (in French)
• Tuniscope: Easy Export, La Poste covers 50% of shipping costs (28 September 2026, in French)
• Managers: La Poste tunisienne launches Easy Export (13 October 2025, in French)
• French customs: the e-commerce VAT package from 1 July 2021
• PwC: end of the 150 euro duty-free allowance on 1 July 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/382 (29 June 2026)
• La Presse: what BCT circular 2025-13 changes for exporters (6 November 2025, in French)
• Stripe: supported countries
• Landmark Global: CN22 and CN23 forms