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Where to position Custom Declaration forms on a parcel?
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sparkiemalarkie
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Hi do the custom Declaration forms need to be taped on the parcel....they are printed out next to the postage label is it ok to put it on the back of the parcel?
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I would try to put it on the front if you can. There was a thread some time ago about Canada rejecting parcels where the customs declaration was not on the front of a parcel. Other countries could be equally fussy.
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Oh there's one for me to watch out for!! I've never had a parcel rejected going to Canada but have, I think, normally put the info on the front, not the back. I suspect rejection is due to the computer not being able to read it all easily. I know that Canada Post is dreadfully fussy about all sorts of things - like always needing a full and correct post code. If you use the one for the wrong side of the street - which is likely to be just the final digit wrong - then it's unlikely to get delivered correctly unless you have an absolutely marvel of a regular postie. (so generally fine in the countryside but not in the city)martindow said:I would try to put it on the front if you can. There was a thread some time ago about Canada rejecting parcels where the customs declaration was not on the front of a parcel. Other countries could be equally fussy.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe and Old Style Money Saving boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Hi, I just think if it fits, then yes you should put it on the front. If not, you could put it on the side or the back. What else can you do? If it doesn't fit then you have to put it elsewhere.
I often send parcels to my friends in Canada and just put a short note on the front if the customs label doesn't fit saying 'please see back for customs form'. Never had any problems.
I also recently sent some documents to a relative in Thailand and had to complete a customs form just to say it was documents of no value. That label had to go on the back because there wasn't room on the front. No problems with that either.
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Thanks for the replies...I did go ahead and put it on the front...thought better safe than sorry.
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