Purolator International TradeAssist Zone™

 

Requirements to ship internationally (including the U.S)

Accurate and complete documentation is a critical component of international (including the U.S.) shipping. With ever changing government regulations, treaty arrangement and varying polices on duties and taxes, businesses must keep up date to ensure the business complies with regulation. In order to monitor and regulate the movement of goods globally, governing authorities worldwide require accurate and complete documentation with every international (including the U.S.) shipment.

If you are well-prepared before you begin completing your documentation, shipping internationally (including the U.S.) can be as easy as 1-2-3. Begin the shipping process by asking yourself a couple of important questions:

"Where are you shipping to?" and "What are you shipping?"

Where are you shipping to?

Where you shipping to is crucial in determining and understanding what regulatory documentation is required, the duties and taxes you may incur, and local treaties/sanctions that might apply. To determine the answer to these crucial questions you will need to have two very basic pieces of information which will be required on all of your international (including the U.S.) shipping documents:

  • Your Purolator account number
  • The receiver's address and contact information: name, full address, and phone number.

Here is an example of correct recipient information for an address in California, USA:

    Mr. Pyle Frenbrook
    56 Cortina Road
    Beverly Hills
    California 90210 USA
    (563)667 8909

What are you shipping?

The contents or commodity being shipped is just as critical as where the shipment is being shipped to. Accurate commodity description is critical and inaccurate or vague commodity descriptions cab result in customs delays. Applying a consistent policy to commodity description across all customs documents is a safe practice and will help reduce customs delays.

A detailed description should answer the following questions where applicable:

  • What is the commodity being shipped
  • How many commodities?
  • What is the commodity made from?
  • What is the intended use of the commodity?

Determine which international (including the U.S.) shipping documents you will need to complete based on whether you are shipping a document, non document, courier remission order, informal entry, formal entry, low value goods, or high value goods.

DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES

Poor Description (too vague)
  Docs
  Parts
  Gifts
 Good Description (specific & detailed)
  Documents
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