International Parcel Despatch

Parcel transportation in all important markets and business centres of Europe within regular delivery times, depending on the destination within 1 to 4 days - wherever it goes, with the reliability, which you are accustomed to. Standards such as, continuous parcel tracking and status information over the Internet or telephone are also achieved in our international consignments.

Shipping documents
For despatching goods in the European Union states no customs papers are necessary.
Exceptions are air freight shipment (Greece, Cyprus, Malta) and the export in states with their own customs jurisdiction (e.g. Gibraltar, San Marino, Canary Islands etc.). Here special despatch papers are necessary. For detailed information please visit the section “export documents” or download the export checklist. Of course, you can also contact your nearest depot or send us an email.

Goods excluded from transport
Please check the General Terms and Conditions of GLS Spain for information about goods excluded from the transport with GLS.

Terms of Delivery

• Delivery Term 10 DDP: Free of freight, duty and tax paid - Sender pays all resulting costs. The receiver has no costs.
• Delivery Term 20 DDU: Free of freight, duty paid and untaxed - sender only pays the freight. The receiver bears all other cost.
• Delivery Term 30 DDP, VAT unpaid: Free of freight duty paid, untaxed - sender pays freight, duties, customs and import duties. The receiver pays the resulting taxes.
• Delivery Term 40 DDU, Cleared: Free of freight, without customs and without taxes - sender pays freight and customs clearings; the receiver pays the customs, import duties and resulting taxes.
• Delivery Term 50 DDP: Free of freight, duty paid and “cleared” - sender pays freight and customs duties, the receiver bears no costs. Thus the customs clearance expenditure and/or the customs clearance time to EFTA states or third countries is reduced. This delivery term is for shipments of low value or document despatch ( please consider country individual value limits).

Commercial Invoice
Please ensure that the commercial invoice (for EFTA-States and third countries) is attached to each shipment on original business paper in triple duplicate. In order to guarantee a smooth customs clearance, the following information is to be included on the commercial invoice:

• Name and address of the sender
• Name and address of the recipient including telephone number
• Delivery address, if this deviates from the invoice address
• Invoice date, -number and –place
• Description and quantity of goods with the pertinent customs tariff number and respective value
• Value of goods (with indication of currency)
• Delivery terms
• GLS parcel number(s)
• Weight (gross/net)
• Country of origin/declaration of origin
• Company stamp and signature

These details are also necessary for samples or gift shipments and deliveries which are free of charge. Additionally a Declaration of value must follow, e.g. with the note: "sample and/or gift shipment; value for custom purposes only."
Export Declaration
In case that the value of goods is exceeding € 1000 an export declaration is required for parcel despatch in the EFTA-States and third countries. The document consists of:

• Necessary Export Declaration (sheet 1)
• Export Registration
  (sheet 2)
• Copy for sender/exporter
  (sheet 3)

In case that the value of goods is higher, a pre-customs clearance issued by the outbound customs agency is necessary.

Declaration of Origin (UE)
For goods of up to € 6,000.00, a declaration of origin (UE) is sufficient, which should be indicated on the invoice.

The obligatory text reads:
“The exporter (authorized exporter, Bew. NR) confirms that the goods, to which this commercial document refers, as far as not otherwise indicated, are preferred European Union (or name of European country) original goods."
The Declaration of Origin must be signed in original (inclusive plain text and company stamp!), if the exporter is not an “authorized” person.

The EUR. 1
(Goods transportation certificate)
The EUR. 1 (Goods transportation certificate) is necessary when exceeding a value of € 6,000.00. This certificate must be stamped by the customs office responsible for your customer. An exception applies to "authorized" exporters. In this case the Declaration of Origin with the indication of the grant number is sufficient. For Turkey an A.TR. has to be used accordingly.

Proof of Origin
In case of exceeding the low-value clearance limit, a proof of origin should be issued. This certifies that your goods were manufactured in the European Union or in an EFTA state. If a Declaration of Origin is provided, there will be no customs duties (EFTA) or a lower rate (third countries) charged. If a Declaration of Origin cannot be provided, then this is to be marked clearly on the invoice.