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Completing the Customs Declaration (Pos 401D)

A : Sender's full name, address and customs reference (if any) MUST be completed. B : Addressee's full name and address, including the name of destination MUST be completed. C : Not required to fill in. D : Not required to fill in for Speedpost items. E : Not required to fill in. F : Please indicate the importer's reference (if any) and tax code / VAT No. / importer code (if applicable). G : Please indicate the importer's telephone / fax / e-mail (if known). H - I : Not required to fill in. J : Please indicate the number of item posted. K : Please state the number of certificates and invoices (if any). L - N : Not required to fill in. O : Sender MUST indicate the instruction in case of nondelivery. P - Q : Not required to fill in. R : Please "" the appropriate box. S : Not required to fill in. T : To be filled in by the addressee. U : Please write down the date and sign.

Notes

The customs declarations should be completed in English or a language which is accepted in the destination.

To clear any items, the customs in the destination need to know what the contents are. Sender must therefore complete Sender's declaration fully, accurately and legibly. Otherwise delay and inconvenience may be caused for the addressee. Moreover, a false, misleading or incomplete declaration may lead, for instance, to the seizure of the package.

It is also Sender's responsibility to enquire into import and export regulations (prohibitions, make-up etc.) and to find out what documents, if any (certificate of origin, health certificates, invoices, etc.), are required in the destination and to attach them to this form.

The general terms in the contents, such as "foodstuffs" , "samples" , "spare parts" , etc., are not permitted.

Regarding the type of contents, an insertion of a cross in this space does not relieve Sender of the obligation of completing the declaration in detail; nor does it necessarily imply that the goods will be admitted free of duty in the destination: - "commercial sample" means: articles considered by customs as being of negligible value, which are merely used in pursuit of orders for merchandise of the kind. - "document" means: any medium intended to contain and actually containing information which, by virtue of its quantity or nature, is considered by customs as being of negligible value.

Sender's signature on the front is the pledge that the item does not contain any dangerous article including explosives, flammable, corrosive, oxidizing, toxic, noxious or deleterious, or otherwise harmful substances, etc., prohibited by international postal regulations.

Sender should be aware of the possible changes in the requirement of documents from the destination customs. Customs has right to ask the addressee for provision of supplementary document(s) or settlement of tax duty. Destination customs would not release the information to the postal administrations.