Expecting a parcel from abroad?
You may have to pay a customs clearance fee
Glossary
| Term | Meaning |
| Commodity code | The classification in the tax department’s / customs’ “Usage Tariff” needed for the goods to be imported. Also known as: “Import duties part II”. |
| Customs | Government department whose job is to check international goods flows entering, leaving or passing through the Netherlands (and hence the territory of the European Union). |
| Customs clearance | Completing the customs formalities for goods to be imported. |
| Customs clearance costs | Costs incurred by TNT Post for customs-clearing consignments and collecting customs duty, VAT and other import duties. The addressee is charged a contribution towards these costs. |
| Customs declaration (making a customs declaration) | Submitting for approval to customs a written or electronic customs declaration relating to the goods to be imported, exported and conveyed in transit. |
| Customs duty | Import duty payable on an article, charged when the article is imported. |
| Debt collection | Collection of the amounts owed. |
| EMS consignment | EMS stands for Express Mail Service, TNT Post’s express service. |
| European Union (countries in the EU) | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Examination | Opening and carefully checking the consignment on the spot. |
| Fiscal VAT and/or excise area | Area within the European Union (EU) that is not part of the free area within the EU as regards the applicable VAT and/or excise. Examples are the Channel Islands and Canary Islands. See also the website http://www.douane.nl/particulier/overzicht-eu/en for these exception areas. |
| VAT | Value Added Tax. |
| http://www.douane.nl/ | The Dutch customs website, giving a wide variety of legal customs information. This includes Internet purchases and the corresponding applicable import exemption amounts on which no import duties are payable. |
Customs can inform you precisely about which goods are liable to customs duty, VAT and other import duties. You can find more information www.douane.nl/en
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Expecting a parcel from abroad?
Expecting a parcel from abroad? You may have to pay a customs clearance fee.
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