AandK
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I have some hoof boots for sale and someone has asked if I will post them to France (I am in England). Has anyone had any issues posting to France recently, anything I need to be aware of? Thanks!
Posting parcel to France
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Four Seasons
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You will need to send it with a commercial invoice for customs. This needs to include shipper/recipient details (email addresses and phone numbers), the customs value of the shipment (so how much you sold them for is ok) and the Incoterms (DAP/DDP etc.), basically who is paying for the customs duties and taxes (I suspect this will be the recipient, so Incoterms will typically be DAP).
AandK
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That's very helpful, thank you!
jhoward
Demon exorcist...
Have a look on the parcel2go website your get a choice of courier and it will tell u everything
Landcruiser
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My advice would be to say no, UK only. Buyer could be hit with customs charge more than the cost of the boots. Brexit benefit.
WispyBegs
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If the value of your parcel is less than £135 your buyer will not be liable to pay any duty. They will still be required to pay local TVA of around 20% of the cost.
As stated above your goods will have to travel with a customs invoice.
For this you will need to list the material of the goods, where it was originally made, the price and a commodity code.
Be aware of the Incoterms (Terms of Sale) when sending - DDP means that you are covering the cost of postage and any fees charged by customs at the other end. DDU means that you only cover the cost of transport.
Hope this helps.
As stated above your goods will have to travel with a customs invoice.
For this you will need to list the material of the goods, where it was originally made, the price and a commodity code.
Be aware of the Incoterms (Terms of Sale) when sending - DDP means that you are covering the cost of postage and any fees charged by customs at the other end. DDU means that you only cover the cost of transport.
Hope this helps.
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
It's easy, but there are a couple of things to think of.
Depending on the value of the goods (including postage), you'll need to stick either a CN22 or a CN23 form on the package.
No need to include an invoice, but as a customer I like to see a delivery note or invoice included inside the package.
You can pay the duty and VAT, or have the recipient deal with it. I've received goods worth €100 from outside the EU and had to pay VAT plus an administration fee to the carrier (Fedex, DHL or UPS), on lower value goods I've not been charged.
Officially, the threshold seems to have been €22 up until 1 July 2022 before being abandoned.
But I've had Chinese suppliers send me things with a declared value of $5 (spurious, because the price was closer to €20) and not been charged VAT or import duty.
Depending on the value of the goods (including postage), you'll need to stick either a CN22 or a CN23 form on the package.
No need to include an invoice, but as a customer I like to see a delivery note or invoice included inside the package.
You can pay the duty and VAT, or have the recipient deal with it. I've received goods worth €100 from outside the EU and had to pay VAT plus an administration fee to the carrier (Fedex, DHL or UPS), on lower value goods I've not been charged.
Officially, the threshold seems to have been €22 up until 1 July 2022 before being abandoned.
But I've had Chinese suppliers send me things with a declared value of $5 (spurious, because the price was closer to €20) and not been charged VAT or import duty.
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AandK
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Thanks all! I decided against sending to France, as I didn't want to make an error and also think the buyer would be better off buying new as she would likely have to pay charges from what I could find. Have since sold them to someone in the UK!