{"id":11688,"date":"2024-02-20T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T10:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/your-courier-doesnt-handle-excise-duties\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T10:03:09","slug":"your-courier-doesnt-handle-excise-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/en\/your-courier-doesnt-handle-excise-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Your courier doesn\u2019t handle excise duties"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11688\" class=\"elementor elementor-11688\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a281ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a281ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a305384\" data-id=\"5a305384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aa8ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63aa8ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694bef42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"694bef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s debunk a dangerous myth.<br>The courier wont't handle on your behalf excise duties when shipping to private customers within Europe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a02ca22 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a02ca22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the European Union (EU), certain goods like alcoholic beverages are subject to excise duties, a tax that applies to the sale and shipping of these items. <b>When you sell and ship alcohol to private customers within the EU, it is mandatory to pay excise duties<\/b><b> and complete customs procedures, even if the excise duty is zero<\/b>. It\u2019s essential to understand that this responsibility lies with you, the seller, not the courier. The courier only handles transportation and does not take care of these legal formalities. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd5ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd5ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Have you checked your courier\u2019s policies?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e23ea3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e23ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a276021\" data-id=\"a276021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c45bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c45bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;For shipments within <\/span>t<b>he European Union, the courier does not manage any customs documentation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prohibited items: alcohol beverage&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<strong>It is the shipper\u2019s responsibility<\/strong> to ensure the <strong>shipment<\/strong> complies with <strong>all applicable customs<\/strong> <strong>regulations<\/strong> and <strong>to provide the necessary customs documentation.<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<strong>The sender<\/strong> must ensure <strong>compliance with government regulations<\/strong> in <strong>each destination country<\/strong>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52d165d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52d165d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b8a65\" data-id=\"d6b8a65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b4be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95b4be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dalla-spedizione-alle-sanzioni.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dalla-spedizione-alle-sanzioni.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dalla-spedizione-alle-sanzioni-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/nuovosito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dalla-spedizione-alle-sanzioni-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbdc110\" data-id=\"cbdc110\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ef8a1a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ef8a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In black and white<\/span>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if the shipment originates from your business or warehouse, <strong>you, as seller<\/strong>, bear <strong>full responsibility<\/strong> for ensuring all <strong>necessary paperwork <\/strong>is completed and <strong>duties are paid<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c155c92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c155c92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0c4282\" data-id=\"b0c4282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6d1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b6d1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>There are<\/strong> those who can handle these processes <strong>on<\/strong> <strong>your behalf<\/strong>, but <strong>traditional couriers are not among them<\/strong>. <strong style=\"font-weight: 400\">As their policies clarify, couriers only manage the transport<\/strong>, not the excise duties or the necessary customs procedures&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730ca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"730ca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d021678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d021678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Let\u2019s read more from the conditions set by couriers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e35ae7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e35ae7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f213130\" data-id=\"f213130\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba57a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba57a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn terms of <strong>shipments<\/strong>, <strong>all alcoholic beverages are considered special goods subject to special restrictions<\/strong>. The items we <strong>transport under certain criteria<\/strong> are: <strong>alcoholic beverages\u2026\u201d<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<strong>The courier prohibits<\/strong> the following types of shipment: <strong>shipments or goods subject to excise duty\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4770c72e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4770c72e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3383d03c\" data-id=\"3383d03c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6a084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4e6a084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532981c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"532981c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-fd0c55d8-7fff-ab2c-4dab-ac66725f4f63\" style=\"font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #121212;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal\"><strong>As you can see, your courier prohibits the shipment of your alcohol in the European Union, or will only handle it if accompanied by the proper customs documentation. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-fd0c55d8-7fff-ab2c-4dab-ac66725f4f63\" style=\"font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #121212;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal\">Do you think there are ways to circumvent these rules? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-fd0c55d8-7fff-ab2c-4dab-ac66725f4f63\" style=\"font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #121212;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal\">You are wrong! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71f1767c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71f1767c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fddbe79\" data-id=\"7fddbe79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82609dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82609dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Separating payment for the product from the shipping or using an external warehouse to have the customer place the order is no longer permitted.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the <strong>OSS (One Stop Shop) regulation <\/strong>governing distance sales, along with the new <strong>DAC7 directive<\/strong> aimed at preventing VAT fraud (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/en\/the-effects-of-the-oss-regulation-on-e-commerce-for-wine-spirits-and-beer\/\">here&#8217;s an article on the subject<\/a>), everything will be traced. These tricks will no longer be possible! <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk? <strong>Penalties<\/strong> will be imposed on <strong>sellers: <\/strong>not couriers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5faf7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5faf7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a045d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a045d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What do you need to keep in mind when selling and shipping directly within the European Union?<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a124629 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a124629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have not correctly handled the customs procedures and do not have the documentation proving the payment of the excise duty, <strong>the responsibility is yours.<\/strong> <strong>Don\u2019t risk compromising your business and your investments<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The courier only handles transportation; they are not responsible for what is being shipped or how it is managed<\/strong>.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before selling alcohol to private customers abroad, <strong>you must inform yourself about the mandatory bureaucratic and customs procedures<\/strong> for the European Union and <strong>verify the shipping conditions of your courier<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca8556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1ca8556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d81d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d81d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Don\u2019t despair! Securing your future without giving up direct sales abroad is possible. <\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76895f47 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76895f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.directfromitaly.it\/en\/contact\/#richiedinfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us to find out how! <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1419813b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1419813b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68ca9c5b\" data-id=\"68ca9c5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aea058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0aea058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s debunk a dangerous myth.The courier wont&#8217;t handle on your behalf excise duties when shipping to private customers within Europe In the European Union (EU), certain goods like alcoholic beverages are subject to excise duties, a tax that applies to the sale and shipping of these items. 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