Christmas gifts for businesses
Christmas gifts for businesses are two separate purchases: gifts for customers and gifts for your own staff. Different tax rules apply to each. The price of the products mentioned on this page includes a one-colour print in one position. It is best to state your preferred delivery date in the quote request.
Christmas gifts for customers
Blankets, thermos flasks and serving items suit the home and leisure time. The blankets range from fleece and polar blankets to picnic blankets, and some are supplied with a strap and a personalisation card. A logo can often be laser engraved on steel thermos flasks. The serving items include chopping boards and cheese boards made of bamboo and acacia wood, among others.
A pen set suits the desk. The range includes, for example, metal ballpoint and rollerball pen sets, and a logo can be laser engraved on the metal pens.
The Christmas products include tree decorations, nutcrackers, gingerbread cutters and Christmas mugs. For a smaller token, candles such as scented and wax candles are suitable, as are promotional sweets, which can usually be supplied with your own wrapper or packaging. The gifts can be packed in cotton or non-woven gift bags, which can be printed with a logo.
The price of a gift including VAT affects its tax treatment (see Taxation in brief).
Gifts for customers and partners for other occasions can be found on the page Corporate gifts and customer gifts.
Christmas gifts for employees
A Christmas gift is tax-free for the employee when it is given to all staff, it is not money and its value is no more than 100 euros.
Gifts for staff for anniversaries, new employees and the summer party are covered on the page Staff gifts.
Hoodies, sweatshirts and beanies suit as clothing gifts. Some of them can be ordered from 10 pieces, which suits a small workplace. Different sizes can be chosen in the same order, so state the size breakdown in the quote request.
Power banks, speakers and headphones, as well as laptop bags, most of which are laptop backpacks, suit everyday life and commuting. The minimum quantity for electronics is 50 pcs. Smaller tokens include wellness products such as manicure sets and makeup mirrors.
Taxation in brief
The costs of customary promotional gifts given to customers are deductible in taxation. The Finnish Tax Administration guidance Entertainment expenses in income taxation (29 November 2021) states: "A promotional gift whose purchase price including VAT is no more than 50 euros can be considered customary."
A different rule applies to gifts for staff. The Tax Administration's VAT guidance on the VAT treatment of own use and supplies for less than full consideration (17 March 2020) states: "Goods supplied to staff cannot be considered customary promotional gifts."
On the employee's taxation, the guidance Staff benefits in taxation (19 December 2024) states: "The value of a minor gift can be no more than 100 euros. If the employer gives employees a few minor gifts a year, their combined value can be no more than 100 euros." The guidance does not say whether VAT is included in this limit, so to be safe, calculate the limit from the price including VAT.
The prices on the website are excluding VAT, so compare the price including VAT with the limits. For example, at a VAT rate of 25.5%, a price excluding VAT of 39.84 euros is 50 euros including VAT.
The taxation of promotional gifts, entertainment gifts and gifts for staff is covered in more detail in the article Taxation of corporate gifts.
Schedule
Before production, you will receive a print proof for approval. Production starts once the proof has been approved.
- The lead time for printed products is usually about 2 weeks from proof approval.
- The lead time for made-to-order products is usually about 4 weeks from proof approval.
The quote and the proof come before these times, so allow time for them too. The exact lead time is given in the quote. State your preferred delivery date in the quote request.
How to order
Collect the gift candidates in the quote basket and send a quote request. You can request a quote for customer gifts and staff gifts at the same time. The price table on the product page shows the unit price at different quantities.
In the request, state the quantities and colours and what is to be printed on the products. You can attach the logo to the request as a PDF, AI, EPS, SVG, PNG or JPG file, or send it later.
The quote is sent within one working day. The quote shows the final price and lead time, and it is valid for 30 days unless otherwise stated. You do not need to register, and a quote request does not oblige you to order. If you cannot find a suitable gift, state your wish in the quote request: we can also search for a gift in the suppliers' ranges.
The steps of an order from quote to delivery are collected on the page How to order.
Frequently asked questions
What is the value of a tax-free Christmas gift for an employee?
No more than 100 euros, and if several minor gifts are given during the year, their combined value can be no more than 100 euros. The gift is given to all staff and it must not be money. To be safe, calculate the limit from the price including VAT.
Can a company give a gift card?
Yes. A gift card given to staff is tax-free for the employee when the card is given to all staff, it is personal and its value is no more than 100 euros. In addition, the use of the card must be limited to a product or service obtained from a specific place, and the card cannot be exchanged for money.
Is a customer's Christmas gift deductible?
Yes, when the gift can be considered a customary promotional gift. According to the Tax Administration guidance, a promotional gift whose purchase price including VAT is no more than 50 euros can be considered customary. Of the costs of entertainment gifts, 50 per cent are deductible.
What is the minimum order quantity for Christmas gifts?
In the groups mentioned on this page, the minimum quantity is most often 50 pcs, and some of the hoodies and beanies can be ordered from 10 pcs. The minimum quantity is shown on each product page.