[Nhcoll-l] FW: loans to Spain

Mon Jul 13 11:04:05 EDT 2015

Hi Richard,
hi all,

yes, the *main problem* is how postal staff translate the various 
information they have(or don't have) into the customs systems to clear 
consignments. At this very point, an amazing diversity can be discovered.
However, majority of cases reflects not the diversity we want to explore.

_As a mus_t: If anything fails, *customs is obliged to check the docs 
attached to the outside of the parcel*. If you discover that electronic 
systems of postal carriers fail to depict the diverse information you 
need to enter into their forms, attach them in your shipping docs to the 
outside.

Important: Clearly mark the pouch containing such docs as relevant for 
customs clearance (e.g. mark with "Shipping docs", "Customs docs", 
etc.). This pouch should be on the same side with the address label (if 
space is limited, put address label onto pouch holding the docs).

It might be worth to remember that the amount of excuses, why customs 
failed to recognise this or that is nearly as high, as the fails of 
postal carrier staff to enter the correct information into customs forms ...

All the best
Dirk

Am 13.07.2015 um 16:43 schrieb Richard Rabeler:
> Dirk makes an interesting, but quite true, observation.
>
> "The main problems DEFINITELY lies with insufficient data being entered
> into the electronic declaration forms of postal carriers (e.g. FedEx,
> UPS, etc.), or incomplete or missing shipping docs."
>
> - in the case of the shipment we sent (and was returned), our UM 
> shipping document (and our shipping label) both clearly noted that the 
> material was a loan.
> - BUT, there is no direct way to specify a "loan" on the US Postal 
> Service Customs form!
>     - the standard categories on the 2976-A are: Gift, Documents, 
> Merchandise, Returned Goods, Commercial Sample, Humanitarian Donation, 
> Dangerous Goods, Other.
>
> Rich Rabeler, MICH
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Dirk Neumann 
> <dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de <mailto:dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de>> wrote:
>
>     Hi all,
>     (Andy, please share with NATSCA; my email is rejected)
>
>     with regard to customs law, the following applies (globally, not only
>     for imports to the EU):
>
>     Basic assumption 1: commodities are imported for resale
>     Basic assumption 2: commodities are imported for private purpose.
>
>     Both are basically dutiable.
>
>     The main problems DEFINITELY lies with insufficient data being entered
>     into the electronic declaration forms of postal carriers (e.g. FedEx,
>     UPS, etc.), or incomplete or missing shipping docs.
>
>     Shipping docs should clearly state that materials sent is on LOAN
>     (include a copy of the loan form -> evidence that ownership is not
>     transferred). You may add "not commercial, not for resale".
>     Use the proper Customs tariff code (HS-Code 9705.00) which helps
>     customs
>     to identify the commodity.
>
>     Specific problems for imports to Spain might be eased by sending loans
>     to European colleagues outside Spain that are willing to forward
>     them to
>     repsective colleagues in Spain (there are no border checks and thus
>     customs checks for intra-European shipments).
>
>     Hope this gives some guidedance,
>
>     all the best
>     Dirk
>
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