UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

We know that the US has strict requirements when it comes to allowing goods or people to pass through its country. But don't worry, we are here to help you with our shipping information so that you can process your shipments without any problems.

At pakajo you will find out everything you need to consider so that your shipments pass customs smoothly and comply with the applicable rules for your shipments. Our experienced team is available to provide you with advice and assistance to ensure that your shipment reaches its destination in the USA safely and on time. Trust our many years of experience and expertise in international shipping. With pakajo you can easily overcome the challenges of shipping to the USA and be successful.

Regardless of whether it is a one-off shipment or regular shipping processes, pakajo is your reliable partner. Discover the benefits of our tailored shipping solutions and contact us today.

With pakajo, shipping to the USA is easy and successful - let's get your shipments safely to their destination together!

Use sturdy boxes or shipping containers that can safely hold the contents. Make sure the boxes are in good condition and have no damage or labels from previous shipments. Fill the space within the box with suitable cushioning material such as bubble wrap, packing chips or padded inserts. The cushioning material protects the goods from impact and reduces the risk of damage during transport. If you are shipping multiple items, pack them individually before placing them in the shipping box. This prevents them from bumping into each other and becoming damaged during transport. Make sure the box is properly sealed to prevent accidental opening during shipping. Use high-quality packaging tape and thoroughly seal all openings and seams in the box.

If you want to send packages to the USA, please note that DPD and GLS do not deliver across the Atlantic Ocean. For shipping to the USA, DHL, UPS or postal companies are the right choice. The good news is: with pakajo you can easily combine the different shipping service providers and shipping methods via your account and therefore send your packages extremely flexibly!

If you select DHL or a postal company as your shipping service, they will hand over your parcels or consignments to the United States Postal Service (USPS). USPS will then make three delivery attempts at the recipient's address. If delivery is not successful, the shipment can be picked up at a branch. Delivery takes place from Monday to Saturday. When sending parcels with UPS, there is no need to hand them over to a delivery partner.

When shipping to the USA, it is particularly important to specify the state in abbreviated form. It is essential to specify the state, as many places in the United States have multiple states. Also enter the recipient's cell phone number and e-mail address, as they will be contacted in the event of delivery problems. For Florida, for example, enter "FL" under "State".

Here you will find an overview of the official abbreviations of the individual federal states:

AL - KY

AL 01 Alabama

AK 02 Alaska

AZ 04 Arizona

AR 05 Arkansas

CA 06 Kalifornien

CO 08 Colorado

CT 09 Connecticut

DE 10 Delaware

FL 12 Florida

GA 13 Georgia

HI 15 Hawaii

ID 16 Idaho

IL 17 Illinois

IN 18 Indiana

IA 19 Iowa

KS 20 Kansas

KY 21 Kentucky

LA - ND

LA 22 Louisiana

ME 23 Maine

MD 24 Maryland

MA 25 Massachusetts

MI 26 Michigan

MN 27 Minnesota

MS 28 Mississippi

MO 29 Missouri

MT 30 Montana

NE 31 Nebraska

NV 32 Nevada

NH 33 New Hampshire

NJ 34 New Jersey

NM 35 New Mexico

NY 36 New York

NC 37 North Carolina

ND 38 North Dakota

OH - WY

OH 39 Ohio

OK 40 Oklahoma

OR 41 Oregon

PA 42 Pennsylvania

RI 44 Rhode Island

SC 45 South Carolina

SD 46 South Dakota

TN 47 Tennessee

TX 48 Texas

UT 49 Utah

VT 50 Vermont

VA 51 Virginia

WA 53 Washington

WV 54 West Virginia

WI 55 Wisconsin

WY 56 Wyoming

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pakajo Tip:
Always provide the recipient's cell phone number and e-mail address, as the shipping partner or driver can contact the recipient in the event of delivery problems.

Don't forget to include the state!

The delivery time for shipments to the USA varies. Shipments to the East Coast or zones with large airports usually take 6 - 10 days, while shipments to rural areas or the West Coast can take 9 - 15 days. As local shipments are usually delivered by USPS, the delivery time depends on the respective zone.

Express shipments usually take 2 days, but are also more expensive.

In the USA, all weekdays from Monday to Friday inclusive are working days. However, please note that the public holiday calendar is different there than in Germany. This can occasionally lead to unforeseen delays in parcel delivery in the USA.

To help you with your shipping planning, we have compiled a list of the most important public holidays in the USA:

• January 1 - New Year's Eve
• Martin Luther King's birthday (3rd Monday in January)
• George Washington's Birthday (3rd Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
• July 1 - Independence Day
• Labor Day (1st Monday in September)
• Columbus Day (2nd Monday in October)
• November 1 - Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November)
• December 25 - Christmas Day

To ensure that you can send your parcels on time, we recommend that you take these holidays into account when planning your shipping. If you have any further questions, we will be happy to help you at any time! Rely on our AI-supported shipping portal and experience a smooth shipping process to the USA.

Some price examples for shipping to the USA are listed here. The examples use different shipping providers and different services - from untracked to tracked to shipping with insurance, everything is included.

At Pakajo you can track your parcels in various ways. We show you how

The pakajo tracking number "UPG-123456" is generated when the shipment is created. Upon request, the recipient receives a processing confirmation at the moment that his shipment is now being prepared for dispatch. With the UPG number, the recipient can immediately track their shipment via the pakajo tracking page. The recipient also receives a processing and shipping confirmation for shipments without tracking.

As soon as the shipment has arrived at a pakajo shipping center, the shipment is confirmed in the pakajo system and receives a 9-digit "113456789" number.

Now the nine-digit number is married to the UPG number and all the necessary shipping information for the sender and the recipient is added to the shipment. The recipient now knows that his shipment is on its way to him.

When the shipment is processed, the final tracking number of the shipping service is now also added to the shipment. The numbers often start with LY or 0034, but this depends on the shipping service. As soon as the shipment has been registered with the shipping service, a blue button for the postal and parcel service appears in the shipment tracking.

You can also track your pakajo shipments at aftership. You can find pakajo as a shipping service in the aftership portal. The aftership app also offers very good shipment tracking, which informs you of every current shipping status. At aftership you can enter your pakajo tracking numbers as follows and track your shipments: UPG-123456 or UPG123456 or 123456. Of course, you can also track your shipments using the final tracking numbers of the respective shipping providers, such as Deutsche Post, DHL, DPD, Post NL, bpost and many others.

NOTE: pakajo sends recipients a delivery e-mail that the parcel has been delivered or is ready for collection at the parcel store!

Documents 

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR SHIPPING TO THE USA

CUSTOMS DECLARATION

A customs declaration is very important for international shipping outside the EU. This declaration informs customs officials about the contents and value of your package. The information in the customs declaration is used to calculate the country-specific import sales taxes and customs duties, which then have to be paid by the recipient.

To ensure smooth customs clearance, it is important to complete the relevant customs declaration CN 23 for parcel shipments outside the EU. Attach the document clearly visible to the outside of your parcel in a shipping bag. In contrast, the customs declaration CN 22 must be used when shipping via the post office. In any case, the customs declaration for shipping to the USA should be attached to the address side of your shipment.

Please note that the customs declaration for shipping to the USA must be completed in English. This ensures smooth processing by the US customs authorities. Make sure all information is correct and complete to avoid delays or problems with delivery.

COMMERCIAL INVOICE

If you are shipping with parcel services such as UPS or DHL, you will also need a commercial invoice in English. It informs the customs officials about your goods, the entire shipping process and you as the sender. Please attach the commercial invoice to the outside of your package in a shipping bag. The commercial invoice must be attached to the package in triplicate.
TIP: To be on the safe side, also include a commercial invoice in the package.

Before shipping to the USA, inform your customers that costs for customs clearance and import sales tax will be incurred. These costs are collected by the recipient. Please note that the amount of the costs always depends on the information on the customs declaration and can therefore vary greatly.

Depending on the value of your parcel shipment to the USA, you will need either form CN 22 or form CN 23 for the customs declaration. The threshold value here is around €350 or, more precisely, 300 SDRs (Special Drawing Rights, comparative value for the four most important international currencies).

Each customs declaration requires an HS code number. This usually consists of 6 or 8 numbers. Pakajo has stored the customs database for you in 10 languages in the system. If you enter the first few characters in the description field, you will receive suggestions for content descriptions for your CN22/23. The customs tariff number is then automatically entered in the HS code field.

A little fun fact on the side: A record is not called a vinyl record in customs terminology, but rather Rillentonträger. The HS code is 85221000 for onabnehmer & Rillentonträger. You must enter "Rillentonträger" in the customs database to get the result. 

In any case, write out name until you get the optimum result. For example, if you just write “Rillen” you will get results for “Aprikosen/Marillen”.

CUSTOMS FORM FOR USA

Shipment up to a value of approx. 350 € Form CN 22 (pakajo automatically adds it via the shipping label)

Shipments over 350 € value form CN 23 (at DHL in the pakajo dashboard (shipment order)

You can send private mail and parcels duty-free to the United States up to a value of 100 US dollars. The US import regulations for perfumes and tobacco products provide exceptions. These are only duty-free if the value of the entire package shipment is less than $5. In principle, alcohol may not be sent by post. The recipient must pay customs duties on packages that exceed the free limit. Make sure to fill out a customs declaration, as this is necessary for all shipments of goods to the USA.

Textiles with a value of more than 250 US dollars and all other goods with a value of more than 2,000 US dollars cannot be sent by post. According to US customs regulations, the import of such goods is only permitted via special customs brokers. The commercial importation of foodstuffs is only possible with written authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

HOW MUCH CUSTOMS DUTY DO I HAVE TO PAY WHEN SHIPPING TO THE USA?

The shipment of gifts to the USA is duty-free up to a value of $100. However, this does not apply to tobacco products, alcohol and alcohol-based perfumes (unless the entire shipment has a value of less than $5).

American authorities can calculate the duty rates as a percentage (between 0 and approx. 37%) or in "dollars per unit". If you ship goods with different duty rates together, your entire shipment may be taxed at the highest applicable duty rate.

As an online retailer, you have an important responsibility when shipping your products to the USA. It is essential that you carefully check the contents of your package as some items are excluded from shipping to the USA by both shipping carriers and applicable customs regulations.

To give you an initial overview, we have put together a list of goods that are not permitted for shipping to the USA:

• Alcoholic drinks and perfumes or sweets containing alcohol
• Tobacco products
• Sweets with inedible content (e.g. surprise eggs)
• Animals or plants that are protected species
• Drugs or medication
• Firecrackers
• Counterfeit products
• Documents with unconstitutional content
• Pornographic goods
• Animal products
• Weapons and ammunition of any kind
• Dangerous goods such as batteries, accumulators (also installed in cell phones)
• Chemicals

Please be sure to follow these restrictions to avoid problems when shipping to the USA. Careful checking of the contents and compliance with applicable regulations will help ensure that your shipments can be delivered successfully.

If you are unsure whether you can ship your goods to the USA, it is advisable to take note of the information provided by the relevant shipping service provider and the US customs authorities. The website of the US Embassy in Germany is also ideal for German-language information.

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