For pharma, medtech and healthcare organisations, Merryvent supplies branded staff gifts (chocolate, tea or merch calendars, teddies with logo, hampers) with ingredient and allergen lists for food items. Gifts to healthcare professionals are restricted by law and industry codes in many countries; your compliance team decides what is allowed. General information only, not legal advice.
Rules first
Many countries, and industry codes followed by pharmaceutical and medical device companies, restrict or prohibit gifts to healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations. Where small items are allowed at all, they are typically limited in value and often expected to be relevant to medical practice. Rules differ by country and change over time, so the decision on any HCP-facing gift belongs to your compliance or medical affairs team.
In practice, most Christmas programs in this sector are for employees, contract partners and non-HCP business contacts. That is where we can help most.
Recipient groups and typical approach
| Recipient | Typical approach | Formats to consider |
|---|---|---|
| Employees (office, lab, field force) | Company-wide gift, often to home addresses | Chocolate or tea calendar, teddy with logo |
| Hospital and clinic staff of your own organisation | Gifts to shared areas or by ward | Hampers to share, chocolate Santas |
| Business partners (non-HCP) | Modest branded gift within policy | Tea & coffee calendar, compact hamper |
| Healthcare professionals | Only if your compliance team approves | Decided case by case by your company |
What we provide for review
| Food items | Product specifications and ingredient/allergen lists |
|---|---|
| Labelling | Food labelling in the local language where required, as standard |
| Alcohol | Alcohol-free calendars and hampers available |
| Plush | Material information for plush items |
| Certificates | FSC, Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certificates and EN 71 test reports for plush on request |
| Quote | Written quote with specification for internal approval |
Suitable formats
Example program
For example, a medtech company might send every employee a tea advent calendar at home, deliver sharing hampers to each regional office, and skip external gifts to clinicians entirely in favour of a Season's Greetings card. Our page on compliance and gift policies summarises general considerations. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your own gift policy and advisers take precedence.
Delivery
Gifts can go in bulk to one or several offices, or to individual home addresses from a CSV or Excel list, worldwide. Personalization, packing and dispatch take place in Poland. Within the EU there are no customs formalities; outside the EU, we deliver DDP (duties and import VAT prepaid and quoted in advance) to every country where shipping is possible. See multi-address delivery and corporate gifting by country.
Request a proposal
Send us the product, quantity, delivery countries and the date the gifts must arrive. We reply within 1–2 working days with options, realistic dates, an indicative quote and a free digital mock-up.
Request a proposal or email hello@merryvent.com, phone +48 577 723 719.
Frequently asked questions
Can we send Christmas gifts to doctors?
That depends on the law and industry codes in each country and on your internal policy. Your compliance team decides; we can supply whatever format they approve.
Do you provide allergen information?
Yes, product specifications and ingredient/allergen lists are provided for food items.
Can the gift be alcohol-free?
Yes, all calendars and hampers can be alcohol-free.
Do you hold specific certificates for your products?
Yes. FSC-certified cardboard, Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certified chocolate, rPET plush and EN 71 toy-safety testing for plush are available worldwide, with documents supplied on request. Please name what your onboarding requires and we confirm it in the quote.