Box Shipping - Import Regulations in Denmark

Import Regulations in Denmark

The required documents are as following: Residence Visa; Residence Permit; Work Permit; Proof of Employment; Certificate of Residence Change; Danish Customs Form (G55) (to be obtained from Destination Agent); Copy of Registration with the Danish National Register ; Declaration of Free Entry (to be obtained from Destination Agent), listing alcohol and tobacco products and any autos or other vehicles being imported; Proof of Residence abroad for minimum 12 months (European Community countries six months); inventory.

Shipper must be in Denmark at time of customs clearance. Used household goods are imported duty-free if the customer has resided abroad a minimum of 12 months (six months for EC countries), if the household goods have been used a minimum of six months (three months for EC countries) and if effects are for personal use and must not be lent or sold for a period of 12 months after arrival (deposit may be required).

All shipments must clear within 10 days of arrival to avoid storage charges. Shipment must arrive within one year of Customer.

Here is the list of the dutiable/restricted items: all new items (less than six months old) require an invoice and Certificate of Origin; alcoholic beverages and tobacco products are highly taxed and strictly controlled (adviseable not to include in household goods shipment); foodstuff.

The following items are prohibited to import: firearms, ammunition (Import License, obtained from Danish Ministry of Justice, and shooting permit required); narcotics; live plants (unless license obtained from Danish Government Plant Protection Service based on Phytosanitary Certificate from authorities at origin that plants are free from disease); live, dead and pre-manufactured parts of animals mentioned in the "Washington Convention" (unless license obtained from Danish Nature Conservancy Board); medicine (unless license granted by Danish Ministry of Justice).