Changes to parcels containing goods sent abroad
Poczta Polska informs that from 1 January 2021, the Acts of the Universal Postal Union introduce the obligation to transmit electronically data from CN 22 or CN 23 customs declarations attached to postal items.
Data from a CN 22 or CN 23 customs declaration will serve the security of international shipments and expedite customs inspections, primarily in the country of destination. The following information must be included in the customs declaration: the shipment number, sender and recipient details, a description of the shipment's contents, the value of the goods in the shipment, including the currency in which it is denominated, and the gross weight of the shipment.
We are reminding:
- Customs inspections apply to shipments containing goods sent to countries outside the European Union. Customs inspections also apply to shipments sent to certain areas of EU countries, such as the Canary Islands in Spain and the Azores and Madeira in Portugal. Due to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union from January 1, 2021, customs inspections will also apply to shipments containing goods sent to this country.
- As before, the sender must attach a CN 23 or CN 22 customs declaration to each shipment (EMS, postal parcel, unregistered letter post, registered letter post, including with declared value, M bag, GLOBAL Express shipment) subject to customs control in the country of origin and/or destination.
- For letter consignments subject to customs control, the sender is obliged to attach a CN 22 customs declaration. However, if the value of the contents of such a consignment exceeds 300 SDR (DTS), then he must attach a completed CN 23 customs declaration.
- For postal parcels and EMS shipments subject to customs control, the sender is obliged to attach a CN 23 customs declaration.
We recommend that customers sending letter shipments weighing more than 250 grams and containing only documents attach CN 22 customs declarations with a box marked indicating that the shipment contains documents. This will clearly indicate that the shipment does not contain goods.
Important!
The description of the contents of the shipment in the customs declaration should be provided in English or another language specified in the "Additional information on postal services in foreign trade" available on the Poczta Polska website.
Please note: Merchandise shipments to the United States
Please note that the lack of a customs declaration completed and attached by the sender to the shipment of goods will result in Poczta Polska being unable to send the appropriate electronic message to the country of destination and, consequently, failure to comply with the new international postal regulations.
The US Postal Service will refuse to accept a shipment for which it does not electronically receive customs declaration data and will return it to the sender.