If you intend to sell products internationally, you'll need to set up customs declarations info.
Navigate to the Shipping Settings page.
Add the required info for:
Certify Signer
EEL_PFC
Incoterm
Non-Delivery Option
Add a custom item name (optional). This will be used in place of the individual product title on all orders.
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Customs Declaration Required and Additional Fields
Required Fields:
Content Type
Required describes the items in the shipment. Shippo defaults to Merchandise.
Documents
Gifts
Sample
Merchandise
Return Merchandise
Humanitarian Donation
Incoterm
Required refers to who is responsible for any Duty/Tax/VAT to be collected. Shippo defaults to DDU (bill recipient). USPS does not enable DDP for their shipments. All USPS international shipments will be sent DDU.
DDU (bill recipient)
DDP (bill sender)
FCA (Free Carrier) - Free Carrier means that the seller fulfills its obligation to deliver when it has handed over the goods, cleared for export, into the charge of a carrier that has been named by the buyer at the named place or point. The seller is usually not responsible for paying shipping costs. The buyer must clearly specify the precise point of delivery in the contract of sale or carriage.
Signing Person
Required is the responsible person providing customs details and is generally the person filling out the declaration. For USPS, this defaults to the Sender Address' name and cannot be changed.
Additional Fields:
Exporter Reference is for certified exporters only
Importer Reference is for certified importers only
Invoice refers to the merchant's invoice number, which will be printed on the declaration
Non-delivery handling refers to how to treat the package if it cannot be delivered. Shippo defaults to Return.
Return
Abandon
License is required for certain shipments containing restricted items.
Certificate is required for certain shipments containing restricted items.
EEL/PFC As a general rule, if a merchant exports goods valued at more than $2,500 per Schedule B number to anywhere other than Canada or goods that require an export license, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau require the merchant to provide Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the form of an Automated Export System Internal Transaction Number (AES/ITN) - commonly referred to as a Proof of Filing Code (PFC) - or an Exemption Exclusion Legend (EEL) code on Customs declaration forms. An AES/ITN is a number provided by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Automated Export System (AES) when you electronically file a package’s information. An EEL represents an exemption to the requirement to electronically file the package’s information with AES, based on certain package details such as value or destination. Fortunately, many cases qualify for an exemption. In these cases, it can help to avoid unnecessary delay if you provide an AES Exemption on your customs declaration in the form of an EEL code. An EEL code takes the form of NOEEI XX XX(a). “NOEEI” code is essentially saying “No, I don’t have to provide an EEI code, and here is my reason why”. Shippo lists four common NOEEI codes to select from, but there are many others. The codes/fields that Shippo provides are:
EEL codes
NOEEI 30 37(a) - Each type of goods in the shipment (according to Schedule B Export Codes available at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedules/b ) is valued at $2,500 or less, and the shipment does not require an export license.
NOEEI 30 37(f) - Exemption for export of technology and software (as defined in EAR 15 CFR 772) that does not require an export license. NOTE: EEI is required for mass-market software, which is defined as software that is generally available to the public by being sold at retail selling points, or directly from the software developer or supplier, by various means (i.e., over-the-counter, mail-order, telephone, electronic) and designed for installation by the user without further substantial technical support by the developer or supplier.
NOEEI 30 37(h) - The shipment is an authorized gift parcel or humanitarian donation to Cuba that does not require a BIS export license.
NOEEI 30 36 - A shipment (regardless of value) is going to Canada and does not require an export license.
AES/ITN - Automated Export System or Internal Transaction Number. If selected, the merchant must provide this data in a separate field.
EORI - European Union only. The EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification number) is required to properly assess customs duties when moving goods into or out of the European Union (EU). The EORI is a number unique throughout the European Union, assigned by a Customs authority in a Member State to a company or persons for import and export. When registering for Customs purposes in one Member State, a company can obtain a single EORI number which is valid throughout the EU. The company will then use this number in all communications with any EU Customs where a customs identifier is required.
Harmonization Code (HS/HTS) are required fields for Imports to EU countries by air. For all imports to EU countries by air, a full description of the good, 50 to 100 characters (about 10-15 words), is optimal. Learn more.
Tax ID/VAT are codes that determine how a merchant will be assessed for tax purposes. One seller may have multiple numbers, depending on the countries they are shipping from/to so this may vary by shipment.
Tax ID/EIN is the tax identification number/Employer Identification Number. U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) guidelines require that import/export filings include the shipper's Employer Identification Number (EIN).
VAT stands for Value Added Tax. VAT numbers are widely used rather than EIN in Europe and worldwide.
VOEC is a specific type of VAT and stands for VAT on E-Commerce and is specific to Norway. Merchants participating in Norway's VOEC program must provide their VOEC for all shipments to Norway with a value of less than ~NOK 3000/$350.