How to Fill Out a USPS Customs Form (Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note)

Looking to ship overseas, but not sure how? We’ll show you how to fill out a USPS customs form the easy way.

Shipping international packages can be intimidating, but once you know how to fill out a customs declaration and dispatch note, you’ll be set to do as much shipping internationally as you want. Of course, you’ll also have to do some extra work of weighing your items and researching what that country’s restrictions are, but you’ll find it’s not as hard as you may have thought.

00:00 – How to Fill Out a Customs Form
00:18 – Where can I get a Customs Form?
00:30 – Customs Form step by step walkthrough

We hope this helped and you have fun sending packages internationally!

As always, if you have any questions or ideas for other how-to's, please let us know in the comments below!
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[fated_child]

You were the easiest person to explain and I STILL don’t understand.

Idc what anyone says

Returning packages is the devils spit

[susanavenir]

REALLY helpful - both the video and the replies to questions in the comments section. Thank you so much!!!!

[flairblair]

This was very informative Thank You so much. Will be going to PO later today.😀

[deborahwrobel]

Super helpful! Click and ship makes it sound like you only need the one form even though there's 3! Will be removing my 1 form and taking to shipping location:))

[aw]

There’s not enough room to write all the stuff I’m shipping. It’s so frustrating!!!!

[crystalnolen]

What if we have more that one box in a shipment, like 7? Do I have to fill out 7 customs forms?

[vfrizz]

What if I want to ship more than four items? In the bottom left-hand corner, there are only four lines in the direction say right only one item on each line…

[jaredpalmerdab]

This might be a dumb question, but how do I declare money for customs fees so my package doesn't get held up in customs, and so that the person I'm sending the package to doesn't have to pay customs fees? Thanks in advance!!(:

[ghilemaer]

Hi, thank you for your helpful videos on this topic! One thing I haven't been able to find an answer for is how to declare value on a customs form for items that didn't cost anything. For instance, I received a couple items from a fan event that were completely free and want to send them to a friend overseas. Would I enter "0" in the "5. Value" part of the form, or should I try to estimate how much they would have cost if I had paid for them? Thanks in advance!

[johnfitzsimmons]

This may be a dumb question, but if I'm shipping something to Germany, on the outside of the package, I'm addressing it to "Deutschland." On the customs form is it important to match the shipping address and write Deutschland, or should I just write "Germany?"

[Stark_dan]

I’m sending something to Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦! I have to wait my customs 🛃 form to arrive along with some other stuff I ordered at least the stuff I ordered was free

[SupahTrunks]

I don't own a scale and i cant use the one at the post office for the individual items inside the boxes. I already know the full weight of the boxes packed (im having to go back through them since i was unprepared the first time i brought them to the post office) so should i just guess how much of the weight is made up by each item?

[vincentmartagex]

Question...
Is this formula to pay VAT in advance (so the reciever don't have to pay it) ? Or just to declare to the custom (pay fees at reception)?

[Hannah-isup]

Hi! I am trying to mail my friend in London some handmade gifts. It's mostly just a letter, a friendship bracelet, and some art/stickers . When filling out the customs form I am unsure what to put for the value since it is all handmade and didn't cost me anything?

[AquaFrost]

What to do if you have many different items to ship in one box?

[antonioangeloviii]

Hi I have a question. I'm sending pokemon cards from Europe to USA. And the package arrives to us within 2 days. But takes 3-4 weeks to get to the buyer. This is extremely distressing. I mark the package as gift value 20$ . Pokemon card.. I'm not sure what im doing wrong. As when I use express shipping . Which costs 4 times as much the same slow speed is being used to deliver.

[jcreel]

i'm shipping manga from japan to usa do i need to write done the names of the manga or just wright books for items of the names

[jeffkwan]

If I have 2 pieces of hard hat liner, I just fill out 4oz. and $40 on the form, right.

[mackaro]

hi! what do i do if i have 7 items to be shipped? theres only 4 lines to fill in for the contents/items description😟

[BGW.]

Hiii, I have a questions when filling out the custom forms for the description and quantity im confused because I’m sending 7 tshirts along with other stuff where it says quantity am I supposed to write 7 or I’m supposed to write 1 for the quantity for each shirt?