Civil & Administrative

#BUDD0260250AMinisterial Order for Simplified Customs Procedure of Postal Consignments

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law allows individuals and businesses to benefit from a simplified customs process for postal shipments. It applies to both imports and exports and mandates that all declarations occur within the same customs office. Simplified declarations like CN 23 can be used unless otherwise specified.

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Key Changes

  • Introduces a simplified customs procedure for postal shipments
  • Requires declaration forms like CN 23 for processing
  • Establishes that all operations must be domiciled in a single customs office

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Sign a written convention between the procedure beneficiary and the customs office receiver before implementing the simplified postal consignment clearance procedure

Individuals and businesses utilizing the simplified customs procedure for postal shipments
operational
high

Conduct all customs formalities for postal shipments through a single designated customs office (bureau de domiciliation), which must be the closest office to the destination or dispatch location

All beneficiaries of the simplified postal customs procedure
operational
high

Use CN 23 customs declaration form for simplified declarations of postal shipments, unless the nature of goods and supply conditions make it unnecessary (in which case CN 22 or other accepted documents may be used)

All beneficiaries of the simplified postal customs procedure
operational
medium

Include the simplified customs procedure approval number on all simplified declarations

All beneficiaries of the simplified postal customs procedure
disclosure
high

Affix labels or seals to postal shipments bearing the text 'Douane française. Procédure simplifiée de dédouanement n°. Bureau de domiciliation. Ne pas taxer.' or equivalent text for foreign mail-order sales

Postal services and beneficiaries of the simplified procedure
operational

Affected Parties

Individuals importing or exporting through postal servicesBusinesses involved in postal trade, including foreign companies

Tags

customs,postal services,simplified procedure