Express and safe shipping to France
Are you a company or an individual
and you send parcels or documents to France?
How to send a package to France? If you ship goods from Switzerland to France, you must provide your carrier with certain documents that will allow customs to identify the goods you are sending.
How to send a package to France?
The essential documents
During an international shipment, International parcel carriers handle all requests at the relevant Customs. As a sender, you just need to provide the selected carrier, Dhl, FedEx, Ups Tnt, Aramex, the waybill you get at the end of your booking on the Expedismart.ch website, as well as a Pro forma invoice.
The Pro-forma invoice or commercial invoice is a document provided by the carrier giving a certain number of mandatory information to declare a commodity as soon as it is imported into the country of destination.
Essential information to put in your commercial invoice or Pro-forma for a shipment:
- Sender (address in Switzerland)
- Recipient (address in France)
- Company: enter their EORI number (customs identification number in EU equivalent of our VAT number)
- Overall description of the goods
- Number of packages, number of pieces
- Unit value of the goods, and total value
- Currency (EUR, CHF, USD, GBP, etc.)
- Date, signature
- Important! Like all customs invoices, it must be written in English or in the language of the country of destination.
CHECK-LIST
- Full address
- Proforma document
- Customs declaration
- No banned goods
Be aware: In the case of shipping of alcohol, in the description of the goods, indicate the color of the alcohol (white or brown) and the alcohol %.
Only companies holding an import license for wines and spirits are allowed to import wine or alcohol.
Do not worry on Expedismart.ch, a pre-filled template will be offered at the end of your reservation! We take care of everything !
How to send a package to France?
The specificities
Here is the important information to know if you want to send the following goods:
Chocolate:
- FedEx: chocolate must have an expiry date of more than 6 months and must be accompanied by a Pro-forma invoice.
- UPS: Do not ship chocolate.
- TNT: Do not ship chocolate
A computer:
- FedEx: If the computer contains a battery, the shipper must have a “dangerous” materials declaration and a proforma invoice. It is possible that custom fees and taxes are charged to the recipient.
- FedEx: If the computer contains a battery, the shipper must have a “dangerous” materials declaration and a proforma invoice. It is possible that custom fees and taxes are charged to the recipient.
- UPS: An original invoice and two copies are required, the maximum weight allowed is 70Kgs
- TNT: The recipient will be taxed at customs and VAT on the value of the goods declared.
Moving belongings:
- FedEx: The moving effects must be confirmed by the recipient. He must present a Pro-forma invoice with the origin and the reason of the sending. Customs fees and VAT on arrival possible.
- UPS: Do not ship any personal belongings.
- TNT: The recipient will be taxed at customs and VAT on the value of the goods declared.
Keys (personal belonging):
- FedEx: A Pro-forma invoice is to be provided. It is possible that duties and taxes are charged to the recipient upon receiving the goods.
- UPS: Do not ship any personal belongings.
- TNT: The recipient will be taxed at customs and VAT on the value of the goods declared.
Furniture:
- FedEx: The sender must have a Pro-forma invoice, moreover, it is possible that duties and taxes are charged to the recipient upon receiving the goods.
- UPS: Do not ship furniture.
- TNT: It is possible that duties and taxes are charged to the recipient upon receiving the goods.
Suitcase:
- FedEx: The suitcase must not exceed 25kg. The shipper must provide a Pro-forma invoice. It is possible that duties and taxes are charged to the recipient upon receiving the goods.
- UPS: Do not ship suitcases.
- TNT: The shipper must provide a Pro-forma invoice It is possible that duties and taxes are charged to the recipient upon receiving the goods.
Documents:
- FedEx: The shipper must submit the packing slip.
- UPS: The shipper must submit the packing slip.
- TNT: The shipper must submit the packing slip. If the documents weigh more than 5kg, a pro forma invoice is required.
Credit card:
- FedEx: The shipper must provide a Pro-forma invoice to export a credit card.
- UPS: Do not ship credit cards.
- TNT: Do not ship credit cards.
Wine:
- FedEx Sending wine is only possible from business to business. For wine and spirit it is mandatory to present an export license for the sender and an import license for the recipient. The pro forma invoice must contain the description of the goods, the color of the alcohol and its percentage.
USB stick:
- FedEx: The recipient must submit a Pro-forma invoice for this type of shipment.
- UPS: Do not ship USB sticks.
- TNT: The shipper must submit a pro-forma invoice.
Be aware, be informed that any importation into a country may be subject to duties and taxes payable by the recipient.
