What are the customs regulations for an international shipment ?

Documents required

In some cases a document must be provided with your shipment

Your shipments to or from abroad must be accompanied by a certain number of obligatory documents. Here is a list of them:

	European Union countries*	Non-European Union countries
For a document of no value	There are no customs formalities	There are no customs formalities
For an object or an article for subsequent sale	There are no customs formalities	It is mandatory to attach 3 copies of the pro-forma invoice.
For articles or objects not destined for resale (e.g. gifts, returned goods, personal objects, samples)	There are no customs formalities but pro forma invoice is recommended	It is mandatory to attach 3 copies of the pro-forma invoice.

* Note : some countries are excluded from the European Economic Area, viz. European Union countries and the exceptions (Switzerland, Andorra, Norway...)