Sending parcels with Poste Italiane. Impossible without an invoice? Is this new?
Hello, I have a problem when I have to ship abroad .
In the past, selling from time to time, I didn’t have any problems, but now, when I have to ship packages with Poste Italiane, (standard international parcel for example), the Poste Italiane website says that it is necessary to attach an invoice.
(Below I quote the wording)
I am not a professional merchant, I sell second-hand items from time to time. How can I attach an invoice for a second-hand item, if I am a private seller?
I wonder, has any of you who are private sellers of second-hand items had this problem? How did you solve it? I mean, how do you manage to ship a simple and cheap standard package? (I have to send to Greece, but it also happens in the USA), how can this problem be solved? What do those who don’t have an invoice take to the post office? Thanks for the help...
"Shipments of goods and materials of commercial value, intended for
sale and not classifiable as documents, are subject to customs regulations
that require the issuing of a commercial invoice.
“Goods” destined for countries outside the Union
Shipments of “Goods” to countries outside the Union must always be
accompanied by the commercial invoice.
The commercial invoice must be filled out in every part and in particular
must contain the following items:
1. invoice number;
2. full name and address of the sender, VAT number, tax code;
3. full name, address and phone number of the recipient;
4. net and gross weight of the goods;
5. detailed description of the goods, avoiding generic expressions;
6. country of origin of the goods for customs duty exemption purposes;
7. unit value of each item;
8. subtotal value for each product type;
9. total value as the sum of the above values;
10. currency EUR or USD;
11. date and place of issue;
12. original signature and stamp.
In the commercial invoice it is necessary to describe in detail what
is being sent and the material it is made of, to facilitate customs clearance
operations and avoid customs delays. E.g. “textiles” and “clothing”,
it must be specified if they do not contain parts in “Leather”, as prescribed
by the Washington Convention.
prettyd_63
OP3 years agoThanks, I understand. I was asking because in the past when I shipped abroad, they never asked me to attach an invoice; I remember putting the value and noting what it contained, etc..but I don't remember ever having filled out customs documents when I shipped to the USA or Japan. Maybe it's something they added in recent years. I forgot to write above that the question was generally about shipping services, also for items sold outside eBay (in fact I need to ship a poster that a user asked me for, via Facebook), that's why I was confused because since it wasn't an item sold on eBay, I didn't have an invoice like there is for example on eBay)
Anyway, if they ask me for first and last name, VAT number and tax code, at most I can give the tax code.
We'll see what they'll ask me at the counter when I've packaged the poster. If so, I'll update here.
Thanks for the information
marioelegio
·3 years agoIf you notice point 2 ..... full name and address of the sender, VAT number, Tax Code;
So it is not necessary to have a VAT number to issue this type of invoice. As Heavenwelkin already said, this document is used to determine the value on which the buyer will be taxed at customs. You can find lots of forms on couriers' websites (including the postal service's) to prepare this invoice as a private individual.
For example https://support-ebay.packlink.com/hc/it/articles/360006638399-Fattura-doganale-e-come-compilarla
bye
mario
heavenwelkin
·3 years agoGood morning prettyd_63
The wording you reported concerns extra-EU parcels
For shipments outside European countries it is necessary to attach a series of documents that are needed to clear the goods through customs and pay the related taxes (the buyer pays them).
So it is NORMAL that it is also necessary to attach an invoice / proof of sale that serves to establish the value of the goods.
Kind regards.