Some customs advice for shipping overseas packages

When you book your parcel through a specialist courier and freight forwarding company, you can be sure that they will offer you general advice as to what you need to do and include with your package for it to get to its destination with no hold ups.

If you are sending items (documents not included) outside the European Union, the shipment is required to include four copies of a commercial invoice or valued packing list.

Depending on the value of the goods and type of commodity being sent, import duties and taxes might be payable by the recipient.

Some items can be exempt from this, but it all depends on the country where the package is being sent, so it is worth checking all the instructions you are given very carefully before arranging for the collection of the item.

For country-specific information on the exact policies regards local customs to the place where you are sending your parcel, it might be worth checking out the country embassy page for further details.