How to clear a parcel at customs by yourself

Brazil
( 1 ) For 2025, delivery from Brazil to Ukraine - AIRFRIGHT from 100 kg for companies, terms 14 days. You can send documents, cargo or a parcel weighing from 0.5 kg using UPS, FedEX, DHL Express through a customs warehouse in Europe within 8-10 working days. Apply for a courier online on our website. Suitable for companies and individuals.
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How to deliver a parcel from Brazil to Ukraine?
You can deliver a parcel from another country on your own or using the services of a logistics company.
Working through a qualified intermediary, you entrust his care all stages of delivery, from the order and registration of supporting documents, ending with customs clearance and delivery of the parcel in your hands or at the specified address.
Customs brokerage company «Semero» offers its clients the following services:
Reasons for detaining a parcel from Brazil
The main reasons for the detention of a parcel at customs may include:
How do I get a parcel detained at customs?
You have 30 days to solve problems at customs, after this period the parcel can be sent back to the sender or confiscated without the possibility of return.
The list of documents is individual and is based on the specifics of the goods, the place where you ordered it and your legal status.
To order you may need:
To receive an international parcel by an individual in Ukraine, the following documents are required:
You can calculate the customs payments yourself by using a customs calculator or by contacting a customs broker. You can pay the duty through any payment system, such as Privat24 or through a payment terminal at the carrier's office.
Customs duty for delivery of parcels and cargo from Brazil to Ukraine is paid only if the value of the parcel exceeds the duty-free limit of 150 euro.
You should also take into consideration that natural persons do not pay the delivery fee, while legal entities do not pay the delivery fee, which is included in the duty-free limit of EUR 150.
Example of duty calculation for parcels over 150 EUR:
Approximate value of a parcel from abroad 200 EUR
The base for taxation is: 200 – 150 = 50 euro.
Duty: (200 – 150) * 10% = 5 EUR
Value Added Tax (VAT): (50 + 5) * 20% = 11 EUR
Duty + VAT: 5 EUR Duty + VAT 11 EUR = 16 EUR
Total: 16 euros
*Approximate amount of charges – (678,67 UAH) depends on the exchange rate established by the NBU on the date of execution of relevant documents
The total cost of delivery of parcels and freight from Brazil to Ukraine depends on the chosen delivery service, weight, dimensions, as well as:
You should also take into account that for individuals and legal entities different order of customs clearance, which is not included in the delivery cost.
An example of delivery calculation for parcels weighing 10 kg with the size of 50*30*30 cm:
Do the calculation of the volumetric weight in cm: 50*30*30 = 45000/5000 = 9 kg
If the volumetric weight is not more than the actual weight, the cost of calculating the delivery will be the actual weight of 10 kg.
You choose the service delivery: express or economy.
Insurance is usually 1% of the cost.
Packaging is at the expense of the sender.
Make a calculation on the site yourself or send a request for the calculation to the managers of the company «Semero».
Article 235. Prohibitions and restrictions on the transfer (sending) of certain types of goods in international postal and express consignments
Movement of the following goods shall be prohibited:
Prohibited for transport:
It is prohibited to import/export items whose transportation is prohibited by law, regulation, or statute of any state or local government of the country to which or through which the shipment may travel.