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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 Germany, 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 Germany 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 Germany, 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
- 01/01/2025 - New year's day
- 06/01/2025 - Epiphany
- 27/01/2025 - Wwii genocide memorial day
- 21/04/2025 - Kindergarten day
- 30/04/2025 - Walpurgisnacht (witches night)
- 01/05/2025 - Labor day
- 13/06/2025 - Vincent's day
- 13/08/2025 - Assumption day
- 03/10/2025 - Unity day (national)
- 01/10/2025 - Reformation day
- 01/11/2025 - All saints` day
- 01/11/2025 - Berlin wall opening day
- 14/11/2025 - National day of mourning
- 22/11/2025 - Buss und bettag
- 06/12/2025 - St. nicholas day
- 01/01/1970 - 1st day of christmas
- 26/12/2025 - 2nd day of christmas
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
When you need to organise shipping to Hannover and you don’t want it to take up any more of your valuable time than is strictly necessary, then the RapidParcel.com courier comparison website is the best place to come. Not only do we go to great lengths to ensure your Hannover parcel delivery is dealt with safely, securely and with the respect you’d expect from the top courier companies but we also use our experience and willingness to embrace new technology to make the whole process of arranging your shipping as simple and easy to use as possible.
Hannover is one of the most important cities in Germany, thanks in no small part to its role as a significant transport hub. Several of the country’s major autobahns meet at junctions in and around Hannover, as do major European railway lines, and the city itself is famed for its ultra-stylish bus and tramway systems. These excellent transport facilities have doubtless helped lead to the emergence of Hannover as one of Europe’s, indeed the world’s, leading conference venues, with more than 60 national and international conferences taking place there every year. If not drawn by business matters, visitors may well travel to Hannover to see the famous city zoo or the Hannover Fairground, which is the largest in the world.
We’ve negotiated the best prices so you don’t have to
Once you’ve decided you need to make a parcel delivery to Hannover, you’ll want to be certain you get the best deal possible, in terms of both standards of service and value for money. In the past that might have meant taking your Hannover shipping needs from carrier to carrier, haggling over prices and reading the small print on contracts. Thanks to RapidParcel.com, that’s a thing of the past. Our courier comparison website gathers together the most reliable carriers in the business and offers you the best deals available.
Swifter systems save you time and money
What’s more, our ‘auto-fill’ feature takes yet more of the work out of booking a Hannover package delivery. You can securely upload your email address book to our website and then the address for your package delivery to Hannover will be filled in automatically. In the case of a business making multiple deliveries, this means that our technology saves you both time and money, and an individual perhaps organising their first package delivery to Hannover will doubtless be relieved to find that one more step on what could have been a long process has been taken out of their hands.
It’s merely another example of RapidParcel.com’s commitment to utilising the latest technological advances to ensure the best possible experience for our customers, whether they’re shipping to Hannover, making a Bremen package delivery or arranging a parcel delivery to Dusseldorf.
In fact there are many other ways in which RapidParcel.com works to make things easier for our customers. These include free account facilities, a Mobisite to give you full access to our services via your smartphone so you can select and book a courier while you’re on the move, numerous drop-off points at airports and rail stations and collection from any accessible address in the UK.
It’s the perfect combination – a website and booking system that’s easy to use and removes the stress and strain from the whole process of handling Hannover shipping, and a delivery service itself that’s second to none in terms of reliability, security and speed.
