How to send a package to Slovakia?
Are you a company or an individual
and you send parcels or documents to Slovakia?
We work with well-known transport companies for express delivery. So if you are a Swiss SME or a private individual and are looking for a good carrier to send a parcel from Switzerland to Slovakia or from Slovakia to Switzerland, open a free account and compare the prices of shipments on Expedismart.ch. On Expedismart.ch you can book a shipment for a low price and a fast service from professional carriers such as DHL, FedEx, UPS, Amarex or TNT. Thus you benefit from discounts of up to -70% off the public price thanks to the agreements we have negotiated with our carriers.
Customs formalities for Slovakia
Required documents
The pro forma invoice is automatically generated by Expedismart.ch and indicates to the Slovak customs the contents of your package. Choose the carrier (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex or TNT) who will pick up your document or package from your home. For valuable goods you can take out parcel insurance. If the goods are sold in Slovakia, a commercial invoice must be provided, which you can draw up yourself or which is filled in automatically when you book your shipment via Expedismart.ch.
This is how you can prepare your pro forma or commercial invoice for a shipment to Slovakia
- Put the full address of the recipient and sender
- Describe exactly your goods, the value of the goods in CHF and the number of packages
- If you are sending the parcel to a company, please put the VAT number of this company.
- Don’t forget to date and sign the invoice.
- The pro forma invoice 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
Delivery of goods in Slovakia?
Customs tariffs
Operations within the EEA are exempt from customs duties. The General Customs Tariff (CCT) of the European Union refers to goods originating outside Europe. Average customs duties, such as 4.2% for imported goods, are not high. However, the textile, clothing (high duties and quotas) and agri-food sectors (average duty of 17.3% and several tariff quotas, CAP) still have protective measures.
What is prohibited to import and export from Slovakia?
Make sure that you do not send prohibited goods. The list of prohibited goods varies depending on the carrier (FedEx, UPS, TNT, DHL or Aramex) and the country.
- Weapons
- Ammunition
- Counterfeit or imitation currency
- Any drug, narcotic or device used to produce them.
- Plants, shrubs, plants, seeds or bags used to package them
- Forbidden games
- All used equipment used for beekeeping
- Any material of a pornographic nature
- Any publication inciting violence, racial hatred or advocating terrorism
- Tear gas
- Explosives
- Hazardous chemicals
*This list is subject to change and may be modified by the country of destination or the carrier.
Making express shipments to Slovakia
Fragile goods
Packing a parcel well means protecting your goods. For this reason, it is important to pack the goods correctly when sending a parcel from Switzerland to Slovakia. If you are sending fragile or sensitive items, use sufficient cushioning material such as newspapers, bubble wrap or foam sheets.
Delivery times
On Expedismart.ch you benefit from a fast and simple door-to-door shipping service. However, depending on the shipment, customs clearance may take longer. The last packages of our customers have been shipped from Switzerland to the following cities: Bratislava, Kosice, Poprad and Zilina.
Pick-ups and deliveries in Slovakia
Festive days
As in most countries where the average number of holidays given by companies is low, there are many public holidays in Slovakia. Therefore, when sending an express parcel to this country, make sure that the delivery does not take place on one of these holidays.
- 1 January: New Year’s Day and National Holiday
- 6 January: Epiphany
- 1 May: Labour Day
- 8 May: Day of Victory over Nazism
- 5 July: Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius
- 29 August: Anniversary day of the Slovak National Uprising
- 1 September: Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic
- 15 September: Feast of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia
- 1st November: All Saints’ Day
- 17 November: Sukkot I
- 24 December: Christmas Eve
- 25 December: Christmas
- 26 December: Saint-Etienne
Tracking of express parcels to Slovakia
Track your shipment
If you have already made a shipment to Slovakia, use the tracking of your shipment to Slovakia on Expedismart.ch.
Do you have a question? Contact Expedismart directly.
