Have the right documentation ready for your shipment

With any door-to-door courier service you will have to have certain documents to hand which will accompany your parcel. The exact requirements will vary between providers, while the destination is another influencing factor with this.

The following documentation is commonly required when you use a parcel delivery service:

•    Valued packing list or commercial invoice – these go with consignments being sent to a destination outside the European Union
•    General packing list – used for shipping consignments to the United Kingdom and other EU destinations
•    Worldwide customs forms are required when you plan to import items to the United States of America or Australia

When it comes to the general packing list, the contents of the package must be clearly stated on this accompanying document. This is because all air shipments need to be x-rayed and the process is made simpler for the operator when they know what is contained within the package. You also need to add the value in terms of the purchase price, rather than its re-sale value.