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13.11.2019
Starting from the 19th of November 2019 the State Revenue Service (SRS) changes the procedure for processing items subject to customs clearance. From that date the taxes and duties to be paid by recipients of postal items from third countries will no longer be calculated by customs officers, but customers will have to submit their own customs declaration via the SRS Electronic Declaration System (EDS). It will also be possible to carry out customs clearance through a customs broker of Latvijas Pasts for a fee.
To declare goods received from third countries for which customs payments have to be made, including goods purchased in online stores, which are worth more than 22 euro, and private non-commercial items worth over 45 euro, two options for customs clearance of goods according to the new SRS procedure are available to all customers starting from the 19th of November.
It will be possible to clear goods free of charge via the SRS EDS www.eds.vid.gov.lv, uploading the item documents and making customs payments online. More information on the possibilities of receiving items from countries outside the European Union and the customs clearance procedure is available on the SRS website: https://www.vid.gov.lv/lv/pasts.
If the recipient of an item does not wish to carry out customs clearance procedures himself or herself, it is possible to use the paid services of a customs broker of Latvijas Pasts: https://pasts.lv/lv/muita/.
Items from countries outside the European Union that are subject to customs clearance account for up to 1% of the average annual amount of items received by Latvijas Pasts. If an item subject to customs clearance arrives at Latvijas Pasts, according to the new procedure established by the SRS the customer will no longer receive an invitation with the amount of the tax due already calculated, but with information that the item has to undergo customs clearance.
In case of any questions or uncertainties please call the SRS support line on +371 67120000 or send an e-mail to MP.konsultacija@vid.gov.lv.
About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with around 3,800 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.
Additional information:
Gundega Vārpa | Head of External Communications
Phone: +371 67608505
E-mail: pr@pasts.lv; gundega.varpa@pasts.lv
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