[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":254},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav-latest-post-en":3,"tool-customs-en":8},{"stem":4,"title":5,"category":6,"cover":7},"en\u002Fblog\u002Fppwr-empty-space-ecommerce-parcels","PPWR and empty space: what the EU regulation actually changes for your parcels","E-commerce","\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fppwr-taux-de-vide-colis-ecommerce.jpg",{"id":9,"blocks":10,"extension":221,"meta":222,"seo":223,"slug":251,"stem":252,"__hash__":253},"pages_en\u002Fen\u002Fpages\u002Ftools\u002Fcustoms-documents-checker.yml",[11,15,100,142,165,198],{"type":12,"parent":13,"current":14},"breadcrumb","Tools","Customs documents",{"type":16,"label":17,"title":18,"intro":19,"destinationLegend":20,"destinationOptions":21,"channelLegend":29,"channelOptions":30,"valueLabel":39,"valueHint":40,"weightLabel":41,"weightHint":42,"currency":43,"resultLabel":44,"initialValue":45,"initialWeight":46,"thresholdSdr":47,"thresholdEur":48,"smallPacketWeight":49,"exportDeclarationThreshold":50,"thresholdNote":51,"nearThresholdWarning":52,"expressValueNote":53,"exportDeclarationNote":54,"results":55,"note":99},"tool-customs-docs","Free tool","Which customs documents \u003Cem>for your parcel?\u003C\u002Fem>","The answer depends first on how you ship, not on the amount. Two questions and two numbers are enough.","Where is the parcel going?",[22,25],{"id":23,"label":24},"eu","Inside the European Union",{"id":26,"label":27,"hint":28},"outside","Outside the European Union","UK, Switzerland, United States…","How are you shipping it?",[31,35],{"id":32,"label":33,"hint":34},"postal","By post","CTT, Colissimo, national postal operators",{"id":36,"label":37,"hint":38},"express","By courier","DHL, UPS, FedEx, DPD","Value of the goods","The sale price, excluding shipping","Parcel weight","Actual weight, packaging included","€","Attach to the parcel",120,1,300,357,2,1000,"This threshold is not set in euros. International post expresses it in a unit of account shared by every country, whose euro value moves with exchange rates: about {threshold} on 12 August 2026. That is why the figures published elsewhere contradict each other.","Your value is close to the {threshold} limit. Check today's rate, or simply attach a CN23: it is accepted below the threshold, the reverse is not true.","With a courier, the amount does not change the documents. It only counts above {amount}, where an export declaration is added.","Above {amount}, an export declaration is required on top of the shipping documents. It goes through a customs broker, or through your carrier's indirect representation service.",{"eu":56,"postalCn22":60,"postalCn23":73,"express":89},{"headline":57,"why":58,"docs":59},"No customs documents","Goods move freely inside the European Union. Your invoice is enough.",[],{"headline":61,"why":62,"docs":63},"A CN22","Postal shipment below {threshold} and under 2 kg: the short declaration is enough.",[64,67,70],{"name":65,"desc":66},"CN22","The green label stuck on the parcel: contents, value, country of origin.",{"name":68,"desc":69},"HS code","The customs code for each item. More and more destinations ask for it, even on a CN22.",{"name":71,"desc":72},"EORI number","Required for any commercial shipment leaving the European Union.",{"headline":74,"why":75,"docs":76},"A CN23 and an invoice","Postal shipment above {threshold} or above 2 kg: the detailed declaration applies.",[77,80,83,85,88],{"name":78,"desc":79},"CN23","The detailed declaration, slipped into a clear pouch on the parcel.",{"name":81,"desc":82},"Commercial invoice","Two copies. A pro forma invoice if the goods are not being sold.",{"name":68,"desc":84},"The customs code for each item, mandatory on a CN23.",{"name":86,"desc":87},"Country of origin","Where the goods were made, not where you ship them from. It is what sets the duty rate applied.",{"name":71,"desc":72},{"headline":90,"why":91,"docs":92},"A commercial invoice","CN22 and CN23 are postal forms. A courier does not use them, whatever the amount.",[93,95,97,98],{"name":81,"desc":94},"Three copies: country of departure, country of arrival, recipient.",{"name":68,"desc":96},"The customs code for each item, asked for by every courier.",{"name":86,"desc":87},{"name":71,"desc":72},"This tool tells you which documents to attach. It calculates no duty and no tax, and it replaces neither your carrier nor your customs broker: you remain the declarant for the shipment.",{"type":101,"tocLabel":102,"toc":103,"cta":113,"sections":120},"tool-guide","On this page",[104,107,110],{"label":105,"href":106},"Post or courier","#channel",{"label":108,"href":109},"What changed in July 2026","#reform",{"label":111,"href":112},"Frequently asked questions","#faq",{"icon":114,"title":115,"sub":116,"label":117,"href":118,"note":119},"\u002Fassets\u002Ficon-parcelrush.svg","Try ParcelRush","CN22, CN23 and invoices filled in automatically.","Get started →","https:\u002F\u002Fapp.parcelrush.com\u002Fcreate-account","No card and no subscription.",[121,130],{"id":122,"label":123,"title":124,"body":125},"channel","The distinction that decides","Post or courier,\nthe real question",[126,127,128,129],"Most guides start with the value of the parcel. That is the wrong way round: CN22 and CN23 are Universal Postal Union forms, they only exist inside the postal network. If you ship with CTT or a national postal operator, they concern you. If you ship with DHL, UPS, FedEx or DPD, they never concern you, and what you attach is a commercial invoice, even on a €30 parcel.","The amount only comes in afterwards, and only inside the postal network: below the value threshold and under 2 kg, a CN22 is enough; above either, it is a CN23 with an invoice.","This value threshold deserves an explanation, because it is where most of the contradictory figures you will read elsewhere come from. It is not set in euros: the Universal Postal Union expresses it in special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund unit of account. It is not a currency you spend, it is a basket of five currencies, dollar, euro, yuan, yen and pound, used as a shared reference. Post offices use it so the same rule applies in Japan and in Portugal, without depending on a national currency.","In practice the threshold is 300 of those units, and its euro equivalent changes every day. On 12 August 2026 that is about €357. Hence the €380, €425 or €350 published by one guide or another, depending on when it was written. When in doubt near the limit, attach a CN23: it is accepted below the threshold, the reverse is not true.",{"id":131,"label":132,"title":133,"body":134,"bullets":138},"reform","What changed","July 2026,\nthe end of the €150 relief",[135,136,137],"The Council of the European Union gave final approval on 11 February 2026 to removing the customs duty exemption on consignments below €150, in force since 1 July 2026. A flat duty of €3 now applies per tariff category, until the EU Customs Data Hub goes live, expected mid 2028.","The reform changes what the recipient pays, not the documents you attach. A CN22 is still a CN22. But it makes the accuracy of your HS code and declared value more decisive than before, since that is what the duty is calculated on.","An EU-wide handling fee is also expected from November 2026. We will update this page once its scope is published.",[139,140,141],"€150 relief removed: in force since 1 July 2026","Flat duty of €3 per tariff category, until mid 2028","EU handling fee expected November 2026",{"type":143,"id":143,"label":144,"title":145,"items":146},"faq","FAQ","Questions about\ncustoms documents",[147,150,153,156,159,162],{"q":148,"a":149},"CN22 or CN23, how do you choose?","Only for a postal shipment. Below about €357 in value on 12 August 2026, and under 2 kg, a CN22 is enough. Above either, it is a CN23 with a commercial invoice. This threshold is not set in euros but in an international unit of account, so its euro value moves with exchange rates: near the limit, attach a CN23, which is accepted below the threshold while the reverse is not.",{"q":151,"a":152},"Do you need a CN22 with DHL, UPS or FedEx?","No. CN22 and CN23 are postal forms, specific to the Universal Postal Union network. A courier asks for a commercial invoice, usually in three copies, whatever the value of the parcel.",{"q":154,"a":155},"Which documents for a shipment inside the European Union?","No customs documents. Goods move freely between member states, your sales invoice is enough. Watch out for territories attached to a member state but outside the EU customs or tax territory, such as the Canary Islands or the French overseas departments, which do require a declaration.",{"q":157,"a":158},"What is an HS code and is it mandatory?","It is the customs classification code for the goods, six digits at international level. It is mandatory on a CN23 and on any commercial invoice, and more and more destinations ask for it even on a CN22. It is also what the €3 flat duty in force since 1 July 2026 is calculated on.",{"q":160,"a":161},"Above what amount do you need an export declaration?","Above €1,000 in value, an export declaration is required on top of the shipping documents. It goes through a customs broker, or through the indirect representation service some carriers offer.",{"q":163,"a":164},"Who is responsible for the declared information?","You are, as the sender. Software, ParcelRush included, can pre-fill the forms and suggest an HS code from your product data, but the value, description and classification you declare remain your responsibility.",{"type":166,"title":167,"body":168,"bullets":169,"image":174,"imageAlt":175,"width":176,"height":177,"overlays":178,"cta":185,"secondary":188,"notes":190},"cta-app","Customs stops eating your time","A parcel held up means a customer chasing you and a sale that costs you money. 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