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The following is the list of documents required for shipping by country. Select the area name.

When sending mails other than EMS, please refer to International Mail Conditions.

  • Asia
  • Oceania
  • North and Central America
  • South America
  • Middle-East
  • Europe
  • Africa

Country
/
Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
India Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Indonesia - All goods 1 1 1 -
Rep. of Korea -

Merchandise

1 copy of either form 1 Invoice should be commercial invoice

Other than Marchandise

1 copy,when required Invoice should be proforma invoice
Cambodia Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
(Guam/Saipan) Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 2 Invoice should be proforma or commercial invoice
Others 1 copy of either form - -
Singapore - All goods 1 copy of either form 1 -
Sri Lanka Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 Invoice should be proforma or commercial invoice

In accordance with the necessity, import permit
Thailand Declarations
CN22
All goods 5 copies of either form 1 -
Taiwan - All goods - 1 1 copy,when required -
China - All goods 1 copy of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Nepal Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Pakistan - All goods 2 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Bangladesh - All goods - 2 - -
Philippines Declarations
CN22
All goods 2 copies of either form 1 -
Bhutan - Commercial items, items sent from corporations to individuals 3 copies of either form 1 -
Other -
Brunei - All goods - 1 2 -
Vietnam - All goods - 2 1 -
Hong Kong - All goods - 1 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Macao - All goods - 2 1 -
Malaysia Declarations
CN22
All goods 3 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Myanmar Declarations
CN22
or
CN23
All goods 3 copies of either form - -
Maldives Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 -
Mongolia Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 3 -
Laos - All goods - 1 - -
Countries
/
Areas
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
Australia - Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Solomon Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 4 copies of either form 1 -
Others -
New Caledonia Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 5 -
Others - Indicate "NOT FOR SALE"
New Zealand Declarations
CN22
All goods 1 copy of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Papua New Guinea - All goods 1 3 1 Invoice should be commercial invoice

Proof of purchase (copy) is required
Fiji Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Country

Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
United States of America Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Others 1 copy of either form - -
Canada Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 3 Requires 3 commercial invoices when the contents are commercial and their total value is C$2,500 or more.
Others - CN22 or CN23 must be attached even if the content is a document.
El Salvador - Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Cuba - Goods - 1 1

One copy of the proforma invoice, import certificate or certificate approved by a veterinarian when required.

Others -
Costa Rica Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 2 -
Others -
Jamaica Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Trinidad and Tobago Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 - -
Panama - All goods 1 copy of either form 1 -
Barbados Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 1 -
Others -
Honduras Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 1 -
Others -
Mexico - All goods 1 1 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Possibly,Certificate of origin
Country
/
Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
Argentina Declarations
CN22
All goods 2 copies of either form - -
Uruguay Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Ecuador Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Colombia - Product samples, Merchandise - 3 1 -
Others
Chile Declarations
CN22
All goods 2 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Possibly,Medical prescription and hygienic certification
Paraguay Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 2 -
Others
Brazil Declarations
CN22
All goods 2 copies of either form 1 One copy of the certificate of origin or quarantine certificate when required
Venezuela - All goods 2 copies of either form - -
Peru - Product samples, Merchandise 4 copies of either form 2 Commercial certification etc may be required depending on the contents
Others -
Country
/
Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
United Arab Emirates - All goods - 2 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Israel - Commercial goods - 1 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Others - -
Iraq - All goods - 2 - -
Iran - Free product samples 1 - - Indicate "SAMPLES"
on the Decralations C22
Merchandise and others - 1 1 Indicate "MERCHANDISE"
on the customs declaration form
Oman Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 - -
Qatar - All goods 1 copy of either form - -
Kuwait - All goods - 2 1 -
Saudi Arabia Declarations
CN22
All goods - - 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Syria Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 - -
Turkey - All goods 3 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Possibly,certificate of origin
Bahrain - All goods 1 copy of either form - -
Jordan - Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Lebanon - All goods 1 3 1 -
Country
/
Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
Iceland Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 1 copy of the Certificate of Origin
Ireland Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Azerbaijan - Product samples, Merchandise 2 copies of either form 2 -
Others -
Italy Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1
(For a commercial article)
Important points are entered

Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Ukraine Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 2 -
United Kingdom Declarations
CN22
All goods 3 copies of either form
2 copies for sending to Jersey
1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Estonia Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Austria - All goods 1 copy of either form 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Possibly, the certificate of origin
Netherlands - All goods 2 copies of either form 2 -
Cyprus Declarations
CN22
Product samples - 1 - For product samples, indicate
"COMMERCIAL SAMPLE" on the declaration form CN 23
Goods 1 Possibly import permit
Others - -
Greece Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 -
Croatia Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 -
Switzerland Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 2 -
Sweden Declarations
CN22
All goods 1 2 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Spain Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 For merchandises, 1 copy of invoice written in Spanish, French or English.
Others - -
Slovakia Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Slovenia - Product samples, Merchandise - 1 2 -
Others -
Czech Republic Declarations
CN22
All goods 1 copy of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice.
Denmark Declarations
CN22
All goods 2 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Possibly,import permit, certificate of origin and a product safety certification
Germany Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Norway Declarations
CN22
All goods 1 copy of either form 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Hungary - All goods - 1 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

Veterinarian and hygienic certification might be required depending on the postal items contents
Finland Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

In accordance with the necessity,the certificate of origin
Others -
France Decralations
CN22
with a clear indication of "No Commercial Value"
All goods - 3 3 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Bulgaria Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Belarus Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 1 -
Belgium Declarations
CN22
For products worth more than 300 SDR - 1 1 -
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copies of either form
Others -
Poland - For commercial use 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Portugal Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 2 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Northern Macedonia Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 -
Malta Declarations
CN22
Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Latvia Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise - 4 2 -
Others -
Lithuania Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 2 -
Liechtenstein Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 -
Luxembourg Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Romania Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 1 -
Others
Russian Federation Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice

In accordance with the necesssity, import permit and various certificates

Proof of purchase (copy) is required in the case where the individual sends the postal item
Country
/
Area
Required Documents
Business Documents Goods
Type Declarations
CN22
Declarations
CN23
Invoice Others
Algeria Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 - -
Uganda Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 1 -
Others -
Egypt - Product samples, Merchandise 2 copies of either form 1 -
Others -
Ethiopia - All goods - 3 3 -
Ghana Decralations CN22 with a clear indication of "No Commercial Value" Product samples, Merchandise - 1 1 -
Others -
Gabon Declarations
CN22
All goods - 4 - -
Kenya Declarations
CN22
All goods 3 copies of either form 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Cote d'Ivoire Declarations
CN22
All goods - 3 - -
Sierra Leone Declarations
CN22
All goods - 1 1 Under suspension
Djibouti Declarations
CN22
Goods - 1 1 -
Others -
Zimbabwe Declarations
CN22
Product samples, Merchandise - 2 1 Invoice should be proforma invoice or commercial invoice
Others - -
Sudan - All goods - 1 - Certificate of Origin
Senegal - Product samples, Merchandise 1 copy of either form 2 -
Others -
Tanzania Declarations
CN22
All goods 1 copy of either form - -
Tunisia - Product samples, Merchandise 2 copies of either form   1 Possibly, certificate of origin and import permit
Others     - -
Togo Declarations
CN22
All goods - 2 2 -
Nigeria - All goods - 1 - -
Botswana - All goods - 1 1 -
Madagascar Decralations CN22 with a clear indication of "No Commercial Value" Goods 1 copy of either form 1 -
Others -
Republic of South Africa - All goods 1 copy of either form - -
Mauritius - Goods - 2 1 -
Others -
Morocco Declarations
CN22

Product samples, Merchandise

Others

- 2 3 -
Rwanda - Product samples, Merchandise - 2 1 -
Others -
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