A commercial or pro forma invoice in English language is required.

Yes, if the origin of your goods is preferential according to the free trade agreement between Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The rules of application are the same as those of the EUR-MED countries.

We need 3 copies of the invoice.

No, this is not possible at present. Customs requires a document in order to be able to declare the goods - it is also not permitted for reasons of storage/evidence requirements.

A customs tariff number is not mandatory but strongly recommended to avoid longer delays.

If there is no customs tarrif we need an accurate description of the goods on the invoice. Inaccurate descriptions of exported goods are not accepted and will cause delays in customs clearance. The description of goods must include the name of the items, quantity per item, composition, value per unit and intended use. The use of general terms such as "samples", "parts" or "spare parts" are not to be used for customs classification.

The specification of the Swiss customs tariff number in the invoice items is sufficient for us. If the shipper is indicating UK-HS Codes it must be indicated clearly.

eDAP or DAP

DAP

A private person has got no EORI. But you must provide the contact details of the consumer in UK (contact person, mobile number or email address).

<135 £ for B2C Delivery: VAT will be charged directly to the sender by HMRC. The sender has to declare the VAT amount on the invoice as Sales Tax. Duties do not apply under this limit.

>135 £ for B2C Delivery: With DAP delivery, D/T will be charged directly by DPD UK to the importer. With eDAP Delivery D/T will be charged by sending Business Unit to the sender.

<135 £ for B2B Delivery: For VAT the reverse charge by buyer is applied through HMRC. The sender has to declare the value without VAT but has to mention reverse charge and the british VAT no of the UK importer on the invoice. Duties do not apply under this limit.

>135 £ for B2B Delivery: With DAP delivery, D/T will be charged directly by DPD UK to the importer. If the importer has communicated the DAN-number to DPD UK, duties and taxes will be charged directly to him. If the recipient opts for "Import VAT postponed accounting" he will pay VAT directly to HMRC. The recipient must inform DPD UK before the first shipment.

As the D/T are invoiced by DPD UK, the consignee receives a payment notification. The payment needs to be made during 5 working days, unless the parcel will be returned to the sender.

For BULK Customs clearances it is mandatory to have:

1. More than 50 parcels per Day (average volume of parcels per day, FY basis)
2. One importer of record in UK with valid EORI and VAT Number in UK
3. Mandate signed and given to our customs broker in UK
4. No returns in Europe possible : address of return must be in UK and provided by the Shipper
5. All SHPNOT from the same BULK-consignment must have an Unique Consignment Reference number (example: Invoice Nr., Account Nr., etc.)
6. All customs data must be provided in a CSV File to DPD ; the CSV must allow to know exactly the content of each parcel
7. All documents must be provided in PDF
8. The billing terms is EDAP (if the importer provide us his DAN-no., the D/T will be charged directly to this number, otherwise all costs will be invoiced to the sender)

For more information, please contact your DPD sales representative.