Whereas, a pro-forma invoice is needed when sending gifts or personal belongings. This is required for your parcel to pass through borders and gives customs officials in the destination country more information about what’s in your shipment, the sender and the recipient.Ī commercial invoice is needed when the contents of your parcel has a commercial value. When sending a parcel to a country outside of the EU, you currently need to provide a commercial or pro-forma invoice. For example, instead of ‘clothing’ use ‘men’s knitted jumper, 70% cotton and 30% polyester’.
This should include what the item is, what it is made from and what it will be used for. Give a detailed description of each item in the parcel. Tip 3: Provide and description for each item Any inaccurate information or incomplete fields could result in your parcel getting delayed at customs or even returned to you. Provide as much information as possible in the customs information section. Tip 2: Complete the customs declaration fully Next, use a tape measure to find out the length, width and height of your parcel in centimetres. Alternatively, bathroom scales work better for bigger parcels. If your parcel is small enough, you can use your kitchen scales for this. When placing your booking, you will need to provide an exact weight and size for your parcel. Tip 1: Measure and weigh your parcel accurately Here's our top tips for success when shipping internationally Our easy-to-use booking form walks you through each stage so it’s as easy to send a parcel to Southampton as it is to South Africa. When sending a parcel to an international destination, you need to provide a bit more information about the shipment than you do when sending a parcel to a UK address. All you need to do is enter the correct weight and dimensions of your parcel into our quick quote or booking form and we’ll work the cost out for you. If your parcel's volumetric weight exceeds the actual weight of your parcel then you’ll be charged the volumetric weight price. The volumetric weight of a parcel is: length x width x height in centimetres (cm) divided by 5000. Your parcel can weigh up to 25kg and must be no bigger than 120cm (l) x 80cm (w) x 80cm (h).
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Whether you choose to use one of our Road or Air services, the price is based on the weight and dimensions of your parcel plus how you chose to ship it. How is the cost of sending an international parcel calculated? Max dimensions 120 x 60 x 60 or 100 x 80 x 80 and up to 25kgĪvailable to residential and business addresses
Worldwide Air service for urgent and time-sensitive parcels - signed for delivery to your recipients door. Whereas, our Worldwide Air service is more suitable for someone who is looking for fast parcel delivery to a destination outside the EU. Each international service comes with different transit times, prices and value added services so you can pick the service which best meets your needs.įor instance, if you are sending a large parcel to a European country then our Road Economy Delivery service would be the perfect solution. We have 4 international delivery services: DHL Parcel Connect, DHL Parcel International, Road Economy and Worldwide Air Delivery. Make sure you're not sending anything that may be a prohibited item.
If sending multiple items in one order, make sure you list them all within the booking form including a brief description and the value Measure the size of your parcel in cm (Length x Width x Height)Ĭomplete the customs declaration section within the booking form Tips to success when shipping Internationally