Certificate of Origin

An original Certificate of Origin is required for textile product shipments.

MSDS-NON DG

Goods under IATA Special Provisions A67 require a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet).

It is not required for all, however shipments can be held by local authority in United Arab Emirates after screening due to lack of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) or NON DG (Dangerous Goods) declaration letter from the shipper resulting to misconnections and impacting end-to-end service.

It would be advisable for all shipments originating, transiting and terminating for UAE to have MSDS or NON DG declaration from shipper enclosed in the shipment and copies to be uploaded in IDIS.

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Duty and Taxes

Droit de Douane-

French Government tax of 2.5 - 25% based on value of goods for all non-EU shipments and those without T2L stamps.

TVA( VAT)

Value added tax based on value of goods: 8.5%

OM-Octoi de Mer

Local Tax for all Overseas Departements of France-7% DAOM-Droit Additional Ortoi de Mer

Local country or territory tax of 2.5% on all dutiable goods DAU

UPS Fixed brokerage charge for dutiable items 4.60 EUR - required by customs

CCI Import

Chamber of Commerce bonded warehouse charge: 14.57 Euros for shipments of 40 kgs or less-more than 40 kgs is 14.57 Euros + 0.30 Euros per additional kg. This is for 4 days,after 4 days is 4.10 Euros per day.

CCI Import-Transair

Chamber of Commerce bonded warehouse charge:

18,00 Euros for shipments of 40 kgs or less-more than 40 kgs is 16,00 Euros + 0.30 Euros per additional kg. This is for 4 days, after 4 days is 5.14 Euros per day.

Honor Dagree en Douane Fixe

Agent managed fees based on brokerage costs

00.00 Euros to 22.99-low value - no charge

23.00 - 100.99-15.00 euros

101.00 - 300.99-18.00 euros

301.00- 999.99-20.00 euros

1000.00+-from 25.00 euros.

Crédit d'Enlevement

Agent service fees - 3%

Payment by Credit Card

Credit card payments are accepted upon delivery for freight and import charges by this destination. Contact UPS or the UPS service partner in the destination country or territory to determine which credit cards are accepted.

Restrictions may apply for freight collect shipments from the origin country or territory. Contact UPS or the UPS service partner in the origin country or territory prior to shipping.

Post Office Boxes

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Service is provided to and from certain cities.

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Rest Days:

Sunday, and official holidays.

GMT:

Spring -0400/ Fall -0400

Language:

French

Currency:

European Monetary Unit (Euro)(EUR)

Shipping Charges

Duties and Taxes

• Duties and taxes can be billed to the shipper, receiver or a third party.
• When billing a third party, the third party's name, country or territory and account number are required.
• If the duties and taxes are billed to an account outside of the destination country or territory, a "Duty and Tax Forwarding" surcharge will be applied.

Third-Party Billing

• Please note the following third party billing exceptions:
  • Shipments to and from the same country or territory (domestic shipments) cannot be billed to third party payors in other countries or territories. For example, shipments from Mexico to Mexico or Canada to Canada cannot be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. This rule does not apply to UPS domestic services in European Union countries or territories. For example, shipments from Germany to Germany can be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. (as long as the payor is a business and has a VAT or Tax/EIN ID on file with UPS).

Payment Methods

• When paying by credit card, check, or cash, only the shipper can be billed the shipping charges

Split Duty And VAT (SDV)

• The freight and duties can be billed to the shipper or a third party
• The taxes can be billed to the receiver or a third party
• A surcharge will be applied for the SDV billing option

No Information found on this topic for the selected country or territory.

Shipment value amount:

0.00 European Monetary Unit (Euro) EUR

Shipment type:

no gift exemption

Exemption rule:

no gift exemption

Invoice

Non-document shipments to Saint Barthelemy must include 3 original invoices on company letterhead.

Computer-generated invoices, including WorldShip, and Pro-Forma invoices are not accepted.

To avoid a Customs hold, all imports into Saint Barthelemy require an invoice listing the cost of the products and the freight charges separately.

The consignee's telephone number must appear on the invoice.

All other types of invoices could cause shipments to be delayed in Customs.

Saint Barthelemy is not familiar with the WorldShip system.

The destination country or territory considers the following items document shipments. If criteria are listed, the shipment must meet those criteria to be considered a document shipment.

Checks

Company to company only.

Computer Print-Outs

Drawings

Drivers License

Forms (Blank)

Intercompany Mail

Newsletters (Company)

Newspapers

Photographs

Publications

UPS can recommend which forms you need based on a few simple criteria. Forms can be completed online or printed. See which forms you need.

In addition to the prohibited commodities listed here, it is prohibited to ship the following commodities to St. Barthelemy.

Jewelry

Jewelry shipments are prohibited and are not accepted by the French Government.

Personal Effects

Personal effects cannot be shipped between these countries or territories.

Traveler's Checks

Used traveler's checks are classified as non-document and require an invoice. Unused traveler's checks are prohibited.

Saturday Delivery Available: No

Always check Calculate Time and Cost for details of service availability and guarantee information within a country or territory. All Service Levels may not be available to or from every address within a country or territory.

Canada to St. Barthelemy

• UPS Worldwide Expedited

• UPS Worldwide Express Saver

Solid Wood Packing Material

New requirements have been implemented for small package shipments and are based on the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, which is entitled "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". ISPM 15 was adopted internationally in 2002, and is gradually being introduced by countries or territories worldwide. Wood or wood products covered by ISPM 15 include items such as packing cases, boxes, crates, drums or similar packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and skids, but exclude such processed woods as orientated strand board, particle board, plywood or veneer, created using glue, heat and pressure or a combinations thereof, and, raw wood which is 6mm or less thick. It is recommended that if a question arises on this issue, please check with the authority that issues the Phytosanitary certificates in your country or territory.

Import value limits to St. Barthelemy

Deminimis Value

Private Shipments

All non-document shipments may be assessed duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

All non-document shipments may be assessed duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

Maximum weight:

70 kg (150 lbs.) per package

Maximum length:

274.00 cm (107.9 in.)  per package

Maximum dimensions:

419 cm (165 in. ) per package

Length and girth combined

Convert metric quantity for weight, length, and area.