International Parcel Dispatch

Parcel transportation in all important markets and business centres of Europe and the World within regular delivery times, depending on the destination within 2 to 5 days - wherever it goes, with the reliability, which you are accustomed to from our national services. 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 dispatch papers are necessary. For detailed information please contact you closest depot or visit the website in this portal dedicated to your GLS country.

Goods excluded from transport
Please check the General Terms and Conditions of your GLS country 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 bear no costs. Thus the customs clearance expenditure and/or the customs clearance time is reduced.The Delivery term is intended for shipments of small value, 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 sample 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 the case of exceeding the stipulated value of goods limit (dependent on country of export) an Export Declaration is required for parcel dispatch in the EFTA-States and third countries. The documents consist of:

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

In the case of goods of a higher value a Pre-customs clearance issued by the appropriate customs agency is necessary.

Declaration of Origin (UE)
For Goods of up to € 6,000.00t, 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 original goods."
The Declaration of Origin must be signed in original (inclusive plain text and company stamp!), if the exporter is not a person of „authorization".

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. 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 the case of exceeding the low-value clearance 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.