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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 Sweden, 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 Sweden 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 Sweden, 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
- 06/01/2024 - Epiphany
- 02/02/2024 - KyndelsmĂssodagen
- 06/02/2024 - Sami national day
- 14/02/2024 - St. valentine`s day
- 08/03/2024 - International women's day
- 12/03/2024 - Crown princess' nameday
- 25/03/2024 - Waffle day
- 30/04/2024 - Walpurgis night
- 01/05/2024 - Labor day
- 06/06/2024 - Sweden's flag day
- 24/06/2024 - St. john the baptist day
- 14/07/2024 - Crown princess' birthday
- 08/08/2024 - Queen's name day
- 04/10/2024 - National cinnamon bun day
- 24/10/2024 - United nations day
- 31/10/2024 - Hallowe'en
- 01/11/2024 - All saints` day
- 10/12/2024 - Nobel prize day
- 13/12/2024 - St. lucy's day
- 23/12/2024 - Queen's birthday
- 24/12/2024 - Christmas eve
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing day
- 31/12/2024 - New year's eve
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
Giving you choices between all the excellent shipping options available for your parcels is at the heart of what we offer when you're booking a package delivery to Malmo. At every step of the way you'll be offered choices designed to tailor our service so that it matches exactly with your needs and requirements, so that when your Malmo shipping is on its way, it'll be arranged in precisely the way you wanted.
Malmo is the third largest city in Sweden and was originally founded as long ago as 1275, although back then it was part of Denmark. Throughout the years the two countries fought over the city, but since the seventeenth century it has been fully Swedish. Traditionally, the economy of Malmo was based upon shipbuilding and construction, but slumps in these areas led to an economic downturn in the 1990s, to such a degree that by 1995 Malmo was credited with having Sweden's highest rate of unemployment. In recent years, however, there has been a revival, brought about mainly via an economic liaison with Denmark facilitated by the opening of the Oresund Bridge in July 2000. This bridge, which is 7,845 metres long, provides a road and rail link to the Danish mainland and has resulted in as much as 10% of the population of Malmo commuting to work in Denmark.
We've designed our service around you
Whatever your reasons for making a parcel delivery to Malmo, the choices start the instant you decide you have something to send. Firstly, you can choose how to access our service. Most customers will book their Malmo package delivery on our website via their computer, but there is also the option of booking through your mobile phone using our mobile-optimised website (Mobisite) or, if neither of these fits the bill, visiting one of our dedicated booking centres, where trained staff will talk you through the best options and make sure you have everything you need to make a successful package delivery to Malmo. The next choice you'll be presented with is that of which courier to use when shipping to Malmo, and here we've done lots of the work for you selecting only the best courier partners for our site, the ones we know can be relied upon to deliver your parcels when and where they are needed time after time. Your shipping to Malmo may be urgent in nature, or it may be that you're working to a more relaxed timetable, in which case you can save money by opting for our economy service, which takes slightly longer but is sent for even less money than our standard service. All across Europe, whether it's a parcel delivery to Gothenburg or a package delivery to Stockholm, we offer the same comprehensive range of choices to our customers.
We know how difficult it can be to find a reliable courier, but because we have been working with the world's best for over two decades we have seen the good and the bad and have selected to work with only the finest – carriers that we know we can trust for their consistency, for their dedication and for their customer care. Every one of our carriers has been vetted by us and has proven themselves to us over and over again, so you can rely on them to delivery your gifts or important paperwork, your sample products and building blueprints for the best possible price.
