# Réunion (RE)

**Capital:** Saint-Denis  
**Currency:** Euro (EUR) (EUR)  
**Population:** 896'200  
**Area:** 2'512 km²

> Réunion is a French overseas department and part of the EU customs territory, but outside the EU VAT area. The Indian Ocean island is highly import dependent; the Grand Port Maritime de La Réunion (Port Est) is the main seaport and is growing as a container transhipment hub. Imports are subject to French VAT at special overseas rates and to the octroi de mer levy.

Réunion (ISO code: RE) is an island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and geographically belongs to East Africa. Politically it is a French overseas department and therefore an integral part of the European Union. The climate is tropical with year-round warm temperatures, high humidity and a pronounced rainy and cyclone season. The economy is strongly service oriented, dominated by tourism, public administration and construction. Its logistical importance stems from its island location and its role as a regional supply and transhipment point in the south-western Indian Ocean. Foreign trade shows only small exports, while imports of food, fuels, consumer and capital goods dominate. Import dependence is very high due to limited local production capacity. A supra-regional transit function is limited and focuses on regional sea and air transport. The currency is the euro (EUR).

**Top Import Partners:** FR, CN, ZA, IN, AE

**Top Export Partners:** FR, MU, MG, ZA

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Erdölprodukte, Fahrzeuge, Maschinen, Baumaterialien

**Top Export Goods:** Zucker, Rum, Agrarprodukte

**Key Airports:**
- [Roland Garros Airport (RUN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/roland-garros-airport-run)
- [Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/pierrefonds-airport-zse)
- [Adventure Reunion Paramotor Field](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/adventure-reunion-paramotor-field-airport-18622)
- [Grand Coude Altisurface](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/grand-coude-altisurface-airport-12249)
- [Saint-Leu Paraglider Field](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/saint-leu-paraglider-field-airport-29049)
- [Uca Airfield](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/uca-airport-4340)
- [Cilaos Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cilaos-heliport-airport-6849)
- [Corail Helicopters Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/corail-helicopters-heliport-airport-29069)
- [Saint-Benoît Hospital Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/saint-benoit-hospital-heliport-airport-29001)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** TVA-Normalsatz 8,5 Prozent, ermässigt 2,1 Prozent (besondere DOM-Sätze)  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Französisches EU-Zollverfahren über die DGDDI; elektronische Abfertigung in DELTA IE (Volet Import), DELTA G/X sowie DELTA H7 für Sendungen bis 150 Euro.  
**Customs authority:** [Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI)](https://www.douane.gouv.fr)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Regionaler Versorgungs- und Umschlag-Hub im südwestlichen Indischen Ozean mit sehr hoher Importabhängigkeit und wachsendem Container-Transhipment.  
**Economic area:** EU-Zollgebiet (französisches Überseedepartement, ausserhalb EU-Mehrwertsteuergebiet)  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.douane.gouv.fr](https://www.douane.gouv.fr)
- [https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/loctroi-de-mer-la-reunion](https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/loctroi-de-mer-la-reunion)
- [https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/tva-dans-les-dom](https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/tva-dans-les-dom)
- [https://bofip.impots.gouv.fr/bofip/784-PGP.html](https://bofip.impots.gouv.fr/bofip/784-PGP.html)
- [https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/limportation-delta-ie](https://www.douane.gouv.fr/fiche/limportation-delta-ie)
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4482473](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4482473)
- [https://reunion.port.fr](https://reunion.port.fr)
- [https://www.reunion.aeroport.fr/en/fret](https://www.reunion.aeroport.fr/en/fret)

*Last verified: 2026-06-28*

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