Clearing customs without concerns.
Clearing customs without concerns.
Shipping quickly and without complications to almost every country in the world – that’s our field. All goods that are exported have to be cleared and released through customs. We have collected all the important information for you. We also want to offer you the tools to make it easy for you to ship your international parcels
We have collected all the important information on Brexit for you.
Shipments going outside the EU will involve customs formalities and documents you will have to add. What these are depends on the customs requirements of the country to which you are exporting, the type of product you are shipping and the value of the product.
All goods being shipped to countries outside the EU go through customs. Depending on the destination, you must therefore include a commercial invoice. If your product has no commercial value then that’s what you should write on the invoice: ‘No commercial value’..
Do the products you want to ship originate in the EU? Or in the destination country? Then the importer may request a discount or exemption from import duties. If the importer wants to take advantage of this, you need to show the preferential origin (country from which the good or product originated in its entirety, or where it underwent its last essential processing) of the documents. This is done with an EUR.1 certificate.
You must draw up this certificate as the exporter. You can complete a standard form for this and then submit it to customs. You can obtain this form from the Chamber of Commerce. An EUR.1 certificate is mandatory for packages with a value of €6,000 or higher. If the value is below €6,000 then the declaration of origin is sufficient.
The EUR.1 certificate is used for shipping goods within the European Economic Area (EEA). And additionally for the following countries: United Kingdom (after Brexit), Egypt, Algeria, Israel, Jordan, the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia, Macedonia), Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, South Africa, Chile, Mexico, Albania, Andorra, the ACS member countries (states in Africa, the Caribbean area and the Pacific) and the overseas countries and territories.
Customs uses a goods code or European HS code (Harmonised System) to classify products. This code comprises at least 8 digits. By using this code customs authorities know:
Which products are in the shipment.
How much import duty and other import taxes must be levied on them. Note: If the code is not completed correctly, customs authorities may classify your products in a different product category. This could mean you pay a different rate, and there is also the chance that you may be fined for an incorrect classification. In extreme cases customs may not issue a Customs Release.
You can find HS codes to classify your products yourself on KVK.nl among other sites.
To determine the goods code of your product, remember that many products are not found literally using their generally-used names.
For instance a ‘laptop’ or a ‘tablet’ must be classified as a ‘portable automatic data-processing machine weighing no more than 10 kg’.
If you would like DPD to take care of your export declaration, then you must issue a once-only ‘Agreement to act as direct representative’. This authorisation lets us take care of the customs clearance. You do, however, remain liable for the content of the export declaration. DPD does not take over this responsibility.
You can download the authorisation. Once you have completed it, you can send it to [email protected]dpd.nl.
Have you already authorised DPD? Then you do not have to issue a new authorisation.
If you would like DPD to take care of your export declaration, then you must issue a once-only ‘Agreement to act as direct representative’. This authorisation lets us take care of the customs clearance. You do, however, remain liable for the content of the export declaration. DPD does not take over this responsibility.
You can download the authorisation. Once you have completed it, you can send it to [email protected]dpd.nl.
Have you already authorised DPD? Then you do not have to issue a new authorisation.
If you have parcels to ship to the United Kingdom, you will be dealing with shipments to a non-EU country and so you must comply with specific customs requirements. The export handbook contains details of all the requirements conveniently grouped together. General information can be found on the Brexit page.
If you are shipping a parcel with a value of less than £135, you yourself are responsible for paying the VAT direct to United Kingdom customs (HMRC). In order to do this, you must register yourself with HMRC.
DPD offers only DPD CLASSIC (B2B), DPD Home (B2C) and DPD International Express in the United Kingdom.
Shipments going outside the EU will involve customs formalities. You also have to add specific documents to your parcel. Which documents depends on the customs requirements of the country to which you are exporting, the type of product you are shipping and the value of the product.
Could you use a little help with the customs formalities? DPD is happy to help you to ease the customs process.
Shipments going outside the EU will involve customs formalities. You also have to add specific documents to your parcel. Which documents depends on the customs requirements of the country to which you are exporting, the type of product you are shipping and the value of the product.
Could you use a little help with the customs formalities? DPD is happy to help you to ease the customs process.