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Customs Advice
The importation of certain products into a country is restricted in order to protect the economy and
safety of its citizens. The restrictions may be imposed by Customs or by any other agency which has
regulatory authority.
We provide a shipping service only and Customs at the parcel's destination will determine whether any
charges are payable on your package. All duties, taxes and/or quarantine fees applied are at the
discretion of local customs or governmental organisations and are out of our control.
If the addressee refuses to pay duties/taxes, the parcel may be held, returned (if allowed by Customs)
or destroyed, and additional costs may be incurred. As per Terms and Conditions, those charges will be
billed to the sender.
Please note, no shipping costs are recoverable for parcels held or destroyed, even if shipping
protection cover has been purchased.
Majority of parcels can be delivered door to door, once it has cleared customs at destination. However,
some countries have a door to airport service only. In those countries, the recipients may have to
present themselves to either Customs or the local courier's office to take possession of their
consignment.
We advise you to verify independently, all Customs, Governmental and Quarantine regulations. These rules
can and do frequently change without prior notice or recourse.
World Customs Organisation
http://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/wco-members/customs-websites.aspx
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI)
It is now a requirement that all exporters sending freight outside of the E.U must have an EORI number
if they are VAT registered.
If you have any queries regarding the EORI application process then please visit the
HMRC
website.
Documents Needed
After you have paid for a shipping service to France, you will be redirected
to a page where you can download and print out the relevant shipping labels, i.e
AWB (Courier Air Waybills - barcode) - Proforma or Commercial invoice - Address label.
The above documents are standard for any international shipment.
Please note, if additional documentation is required for the import of any particular item, it is the
customer's responsibility to provide them at destination.
Restrictions
Goods travelling by 'Cargo' are subject to different restrictions to those travelling as carry-on
luggage.
A shipment to France is deemed unacceptable if: it is classified as
hazardous material, dangerous goods, prohibited or restricted articles by IATA (International Air
Transport Association), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) or other relevant organisation.
Many items which appear harmless in everyday use can pose danger on air transport and are consequently
forbidden for transport.
The following page displays a sampling of common prohibited and restricted goods.
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/prohibited-items.php
Packing Advice
Your parcel must be boxed and well packaged. This will reduce the risk of damage to any item during
transit or any associated automated distribution process.
Please be aware the item is not taken by hand from collection to destination and will visit many sorted
facilities on its journey. For that reason, you need to protect the items to ensure they make it from A
to B safely.
The following packaging guidelines are recommendations to assist you in packaging your shipment:
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/packing-advice.php
Shipment Protection
When you book a shipping service to France, you will be able to choose an
appropriate level of cover for your shipment. We offer enhanced parcel protection for up to £2000
for a small additional fee.
If you do not purchase enhanced Shipment Protection, your shipment will be only covered to a maximum
value of £50 as per the limited liability set out in our
Terms & Conditions and subject to your
parcel passing minimum packaging requirements.
Please note that the declared value for customs purposes is not related to the declared value selected
for Shipment Protection. We encourage all customers to purchase shipment protection cover for loss or
damage.
National Holidays
- 01/01/2024 - New year's day
- 01/05/2024 - Labor day
- 08/05/2024 - Liberation day
- 21/06/2024 - National music day (fête de la musique)
- 11/07/2024 - La fete de la magdalene
- 14/07/2024 - Bastille day
- 19/07/2024 - Edgar degas' birthday
- 15/08/2024 - Assumption day
- 01/11/2024 - All saints` day
- 11/11/2024 - Armistice day
- 25/11/2024 - St. catherine's day
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas day
FAQs
We have a detailed and comprehensive Help Section here. If you cannot find
the answer or advice you are looking for there, please use our enquiry form
Strasbourg is one of the most important cities in Europe as it is home to the official seat of the European Parliament as well as the European Science Foundation, the International Institute of Human Rights and the Human Frontier Science Program, amongst many others. Culturally, it boasts the world famous Musée de Beaux-Arts, which draws tourists from around the world, and the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, one of the oldest orchestras in Western Europe.
There are many reasons, then, why you or your company might need to make a Strasbourg parcel delivery. It may be that paperwork needs to be delivered to an overseas office, a product delivered to a client or parts sent to manufacturers. In these circumstances, shipping to Strasbourg becomes a major priority for your company and, that being the case, you’ll want to deal with a courier comparison website that promises the highest levels of service and excellence. RapidParcel.com is just such a website. When you need a Strasbourg delivery to arrive before the overseas office closes its doors, you’ll be grateful that we offer next-day delivery throughout the whole of Europe, with the parcel going from your desk to theirs in as little as 24 hours. So, if you’ve a Strasburg parcel delivery that absolutely has to be there on time, or one to Nantes or Toulouse with a 24-hour deadline, RapidParcel.com can accommodate all these demands and more.
Our couriers are all household names
Our reputation is reliant upon the excellence of the courier partners we work with and that’s why we only work with the very best. We trust them to handle your shipping to Strasbourg because we have been working with them for more than two decades, so we know they will deliver on our promises. Thanks to our size and the influence we wield in the shipping industry, we’re able to negotiate value-for-money deals that are better than any others out there. Whatever you are sending to Strasbourg you’ll appreciate the additional features we make available to our valued corporate customers. Our bulk upload and ‘auto-fill’ features take the drudgery out of booking your Strasbourg package delivery, reducing the hours it takes to arrange and freeing you up to do more important work. What’s more, our beneficial corporate pricing structure means that corporate customers will pay less the more they use our shipping service, which, allied to our initial value for money prices, means that you’ll be saving money every step of the way. And, since your peace of mind is important to us, we make it easy for you to track your Strasbourg parcel delivery until it arrives at its destination. No matter how many packages you send through our site, you can track each and every one on a single web page, giving you reassurance until the moment they reach their destination.
Innovation is at the heart of what we do and, therefore, we have developed a website that can be easily used and accessed on any smartphone, a ‘Mobisite’. With all of the primary features of our main website this means that you can now book your preferred carrier wherever you are when you’re away from your computer.
RapidParcel.com - the best choice when you're shipping to Strasbourg.
