When submitting a shipment, you will need to provide the necessary customs information and documentation: provide data regarding the description of goods (content, declared value, currency and Incoterm) and include two commercial invoices in the packing list * in English, the description of the goods, your EORI number and the recipient.
* Packing List is a plastic envelope that is attached to the outside of the package, commonly known as a window.
Business to business Shipments (B2B)
- Invoice Type: Commercial or Non-Commercial
- Invoice Number
- Sender, recipient and importer details (if necessary)
- EORI of the company in the country of origin
- The VAT number of the importer
- Type of export: sale, sample, return...
- Reason for export: definitive, temporary, repair...
- UK VAT number
- Incoterm: DDP or DDU
- Description of all items: description, HS code, number of items, weight, value, country of origin
- Total net and gross weight of shipment
- Transport cost (this cannot be less than £/EUR 4 and has to be in accordance with the actual transport cost.
- Total value: sum of all items + transport cost
E-commerce Shipments (B2C)
- Invoice type: commercial or non-commercial
- Invoice Number
- Sender and recipient details
- EORI of the company in the country of origin
- Type of export: sale, sample, return...
- Reason for export: definitive, temporary, repair...
- UK VAT number*
- Incoterm: DDP or DDU
- Description of all items: description, HS code **, number of items, weight, value, country of origin
- Total net and gross weight of shipment
- Transport cost (this cannot be less than £/EUR 4 and has to be in accordance with the actual transport cost.
- Total value: sum of all items + transport cost