[GUIDE 2.0] HOW TO CLEAR YOUR PACKAGE FROM DUTCH CUSTOMS.
[GUIDE 2.0] HOW TO CLEAR YOUR PACKAGE FROM DUTCH CUSTOMS. BY NoFresh
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- I Introduction
- II General Info About PostNL
- III What happened to my package?
- IV I got a letter in the mail. What to do now?
- V How to clear your package from Dutch Customs.
- VI What happens afterwards?
- VII Outro
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I Introduction
First of all, not much of this guide has changed. It just got updated with new screenshots and partially more info to help you guys out.
So it happened. Your package got picked by the bloody customs. This is probably the first time that happened so I'm going to walk you through step by step. Since the new UI update from PostNL happened I was getting a lot of dm's of people asking me to help them. Unfortunately I am not the lifeless moderator from the discord anymore so I'm going to hit a lot of birds with one stone.
P.S IF YOUR A NATIVE DUTCHMEN PLEASE FILL THE FORM IN DUTCH TOO.
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II General Info About PostNL
PostNL isn't, in particular, the Dutch customs. However, they are the middleman. Yes, they are the ones shipping the items to you and delivering it to your doorstep and also the ones asking for more information when your package gets stopped by customs but you cant contact them what the issue is or anything so I won't recommend trying that.
As you all know PostNL (Previously known as PTT and TNT) is the main post/package delivery service in The Netherlands now. Unless you ship trough DHL there is no way getting around PostNL. Most of you know that they can be a huge pain in the ass when it comes to shipping. Even if the package come from within the country. But this isn't about complaining about the company who actually wants to deliver your package. So let's move on to that.
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III What happened to my package?
Well, this is a bit of a stretch but, customs think the package is either: Shady, not declared properly or has too less info to pass on to the owner. In the case of the last one, you will get a letter to your home. In the other cases, your package would probably already been thrown away and you're done for.
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IV I got a letter in the mail. What to do now?
Don't freak out, that is the most important thing. Everything is going to be okay. What you need to do is go to postnl.nl/bva and fill out the form which I will explain how to do that in the next chapter.
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V How to clear your package from Dutch Customs.
So now for the most important part. You are ready to clear your package from customs.
If I'm not mistaking you have the page open at this right moment and it should look like this:
PostNL BVA Page.
So as you scroll down a bit you can see the form that you need to fill out. Everything is pretty standard.
There are two things listed as a "reference" which can be quite confusing. Just fill the tracking codes listed in the letter in there. (You fill the "domestic/binnenlandse" in there.
When you filled everything: press Further.
After that, you should be greeted with another form. The most important part.
Of course you paid for it yourself, DON'T mark it as gift that is asking for trouble you don't want.
Example:
Then press fill in data.
After that you should be greeted with this:
Fill in what you bought but don't be too specific.
For example if you bought some Vaporwaffles in black & white fill in: "Black & White sporting shoes in {your size}"
If you bought multiple items: Just press space and add the other items like this too.
Now press next.
Very straight forward. If you have multiple of the exact same item fill that in here.
Next
Also very straight forward. Just put the amount that your agent declared at in here.
Now when you filled all that in here. Click next and then you will be greeted with this screen:
Now for the creepy part:
FAKING YOUR PAYMENTS!!!
In my case, I am using bank ING. Works on every bank even PayPal.
(I am going to blur everything personal.)
Now, look up the payment you made to for example WeGoBuy.
Should be looking something like this.
Now select the value. And right-click on inspect element.
After that press on the arrow next to "Span id="
Which should look like this:
Now change the 42 too and the 85 to 43 (in my case)
Should look like this:
And your bank statement is faked!
Now it looks like this:
Take a screenshot of this and upload it right here:
Now that the hardest part is done: Continue.
Of course fill in your contact info blah blah.
After that control that everything is correct.
And press sent and your done!
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VI What happens afterwards?
Now that you send out the form you'll get an email in your inbox with the confirmation that it has been received.
The actual clearance can take a while. Customs is legally allowed to hold your package for a max of 30 days. Which can actually take that long?
In my case and of many others it usually takes 2-5 days for you to receive an update from PostNL. Now for the sad part, you got to pay a fee of €17.50 when you pick it up by the nearest PostNL location.
(You only have to pay a fee when you shipped an EMS package. Otherwise its 13 euros.)
When you paid the fee, showed your ID and signed everything the package will be granted to you and you can enjoy your haul in peace!
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VII Outro
Well, this has been a fun ride. This is literally how simple it is.
Posted Apr 8, 2021, 10:01 PM UTC
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