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Fill in a customs declaration: what to say in Portuguese
At the post office they ask you to fill in a customs declaration for the parcel.
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How it's done. Don't put liquids, batteries or medicines in a parcel - they are often not accepted or are held up at customs.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Para fora da Europa tem de preencher a declaração alfandegária.Pruh FOH-ruh duh eh-oo-ROH-puh tayn d pree-ayn-SHEHR uh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW uhl-fahn-dih-GAH-ryuh.
Outside Europe you have to fill in the customs declaration.
They might also say:
Para fora da Europa é preciso preencher a declaração alfandegária.
Pruh FOH-ruh duh eh-oo-ROH-puh eh prih-SEE-zoo pree-ayn-SHEHR uh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW uhl-fahn-dih-GAH-ryuh.
Outside Europe you need to fill in the customs declaration.
YOU REPLY
Posso escrever em inglês?
POH-soo shkrih-VEHR ayn een-GLESH?
Can I write in English?
THEY SAY
Pode, sim. Escreva o que vai dentro e o valor de cada coisa.Pod, seen. SHKREH-vuh oo k vigh DAYN-troo ee oo vuh-LOR d KAH-duh KOY-zuh.
Yes, you can. Write what is inside and the value of each item.
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YOU REPLY
Não sei o valor exato.
Now say oo vuh-LOR ee-ZAH-too.
I don't know the exact value.
THEY SAY
Ponha um valor aproximado. É oferta ou venda?POH-nyuh oon vuh-LOR uh-proo-see-MAH-doo. Eh oo-FEHR-tuh oh VAYN-duh?
Put an approximate value. Is it a gift or a sale?
3
YOU REPLY
É oferta para a família.
Eh oo-FEHR-tuh pruh uh fuh-MEE-lyuh.
It's a gift for the family.
THEY SAY
Não pode enviar líquidos nem baterias.Now pod ayn-vee-AHR LEE-kee-doozh nayn buh-tih-REE-uhsh.
You can't send liquids or batteries.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
fora
FOH-ruh
adverb
outside (lá fora - outside)
tem
tayn
verb
have
preencher
pree-ayn-SHEHR
verb
to fill in
declaração
dih-kluh-ruh-SOW
noun
certificate, declaration
alfandegária
uhl-fahn-dih-GAH-ryuh
adjective
customs (adjective)
Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
37 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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