New Customs Requirements for Packages to European Union (EU) Countries

如果你要运送包裹到 countries that follow European Union (EU) customs rules, there are new customs regulations you'll need to follow. If you don't provide more-detailed content descriptions on your customs forms, 您的包裹可能会被退回或拒绝. 美国邮政总局 is providing tools to help shippers comply with these new rules.

你需要知道的

截至2023年3月1日:

  • 新的海关规定适用于 所有出境国际包裹European countries that follow EU customs regulations. This includes small personal gifts, ecommerce orders, and military and diplomatic mail (APO/DPO/FPO).
  • 每一个项目 in your package must be listed on the customs declaration form.
  • For each item's description: 你可以't just name a general category; your description must be specific. 例如, you can't just say "electronics"; you have to be specific about the type of electronics, 如“计算机,“手机”,“或”电视."
  • 如果你使用美国邮政总局® 工具(如 国际 Retail Postage Price Calculator or Global Shipping Software) and provide acceptable descriptions (that are specific and accurate), 美国邮政总局 will provide an "HS (Harmonized System) Tariff Code" (or just "HS Code"). This 美国邮政总局-generated code will be included on your customs declaration form.

可接受的描述指引

不可接受的 可接受的
衣服 男衬衫,女背心,男夹克
电器 冰箱,炉子,微波炉
艺术作品 Oil painting, pencil sketch, bronze statue
电池 锂电池
礼物 Scented candle, remote-controlled car, 羊绒围巾
医学 止痛药,抗病毒喷雾剂
健康 & 美容产品 洗涤剂、牙刷、毛巾
蔬菜 茄子,洋葱,西兰花

Countries That Follow European Union (EU) Customs Rules

  • 奥地利
  • 比利时
  • 保加利亚
  • 克罗地亚
  • 塞浦路斯共和国
  • 捷克共和国
  • 丹麦
  • 爱沙尼亚
  • 芬兰
  • 法国
  • 德国
  • 希腊
  • 匈牙利
  • 爱尔兰
  • 意大利
  • 拉脱维亚
  • 立陶宛
  • 卢森堡
  • 马耳他
  • 荷兰
  • 挪威
  • 波兰
  • 葡萄牙
  • 罗马尼亚
  • 斯洛伐克
  • 斯洛文尼亚
  • 西班牙
  • 瑞典
  • 瑞士

为什么这些变化很重要

出站U.S. shippers send tens of millions of packages to EU countries each year. 然而, if you don't comply with new requirements in EU customs rules, 你的货物会有危险. Don't jeopardize your packages, revenue, and customer satisfaction!

为企业

  • Prevent loss of international outbound revenue
  • Follow new EU regulations, reducing fraud and increasing accountability
  • Improve speed and efficiency of cross-border ecommerce
  • Meet safety and security requirements, preventing delays, fines, and penalties for noncompliance
  • 增加竞争力

对于消费者来说

  • Know EU rules and how to properly describe contents in international shipments
  • 发送 packages with peace of mind, avoiding delayed, discarded, or destroyed packages

Customs Information for 国际 Shipments to the EU

截至2021年7月, all shipments to EU member states require formal customs declarations 并须缴纳增值税(VAT). To ensure uninterrupted customs processing and delivery, formal customs declarations must be completed 准确地, including a comprehensive description of goods for each item in the shipment. 详细说明如下.

A formal customs declaration must include:

不要使用任何缩写.

  • 姓名:填写名字和姓氏
  • 地址:道路名称,号码,邮政编码,城市,州
  • 十大网堵平台方式:电话、邮箱

不要使用任何缩写.

  • 姓名:填写名字和姓氏
  • Address: Road Name, Number, Postal Code,城市,州/Province, Country
  • 十大网堵平台方式:电话、邮箱

You must include a specific, accurate description for each item in your shipment. 例如, if you are sending electronics, you must indicate what type of electronics (e.g., television, computer, mobile phone) for the description to be acceptable.

可接受的 goods descriptions must include:

  • Complete, detailed information, explaining the precise nature of the goods in plain language
  • An indication of what the goods are, what they are made of, and what purpose they serve

    可接受的描述

    • 电视
    • 移动电话
    • 男棉质t恤
    • 涤纶女袜

    不可接受的描述

    • 电子产品
    • 服装

You must include a separate and specific value for all items in your shipment. Once calculated, included a total value for the shipment.

You must include the total gross weight of the package and the unit of calculation (i.e.单位为磅或公斤).

关税税则号s are identifiers linked to specific goods descriptions. Once you have 准确地 described the item you are shipping, 美国邮政总局 will provide an HS Code for your customs form. In the event that you cannot find an 关税税则号, an accurate goods description is enough for customs processing.

协调制度代码非常复杂. 你可以 在此了解更多有关海关编码的资料.

甚么是协调制度?

The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as "Harmonized System" or "HS" is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the 世界海关组织 (WCO). The system categorizes commodity groups by six-digit codes, creating a universal economic language for the shipping of goods. 这些代码用于国内税, 贸易政策, 管制货物的监察, 原产地规则, 货运, 交通统计数据, 价格监测, 配额控制, 编制国民核算, 以及经济研究和分析. 世界海关组织每五年更新一次HS.1

Countries often add additional digits to the end of the six-digit code to further classify products. The United States uses a 10-digit code to classify products.2

挑战是什么??3

  • The Harmonized System is complex; it is difficult and expensive to implement and requires extensive training.
  • Countries create unique sub-classifications that do not align internationally.
  • The WCO recommends quantities associated with the HS codes which do not always align with the quantities used in industry practices that vary across countries.
  • Frequent revisions of the HS result in the discontinuation or merging of some codes every five years, causing issues in analysis and implementation across countries.

It is recognized that many of the challenges faced by the HS are inherent and unavoidable in any multipurpose international commodity classification.