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Elizabeth II was the Queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952 to 8 September 2022. Although she had the powers of a constitutional monarch, she did not make these exercises independently, but in accordance with the requirements of Parliament and Government. She was crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury and remained Queen until the end of her life. The Queen's official residence was St James's Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. Did you know that the Queen celebrated her birthday twice a year? Once on the date of her birthday on 21 April with her family and a second time with their subjects during the summer, because this celebration took place outdoors and the weather necessarily had to be fine. From 8 September, the Queen's place is taken by her son Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George) who becomes King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the other fourteen Commonwealth realms. The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla takes place on 6 May 2023 in Westminster Abbey in front of 2000 guests - a small ceremony considering the more than 8000 people who attended the coronation of the mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Europe's longest-serving sovereign.

Whether you are sending a package to London, Manchester, Liverpool or Newcastle are bringing your packages quickly and safely to their destination. europacco.com offers tailor-made service solutions. It is a safe and reliable way to send your company documents, patterns, samples or products. In addition you can send bulky holiday souvenirs and excess baggage or your whole suitcase to Great Britain. A courier brings it right to your doorstep. Upon request you can also send wine to London. europacco.com offers fast and simple service.

Like the United States, the United Kingdom has stringent laws in terms of importing certain goods. In the list of forbidden there are also classic ones, where shipment with a courier is not allowed in general. In addition, the United Kingdom also has special constraints on other goods. In UK, HM Revenue & Customs is tasked with collecting Customs duties and charges and controlling cross-border freight traffic.
For the United Kingdom, the following rules are applied: certain goods are wholly prohibited, others nonetheless are limited to be imported. The official authorities confirm that in the United Kingdom there is an absolute import ban for the following types of product:

1. Illegal narcotics
2. Weapons and ammunition
3. Means for self-defense, such as pepper spray or tear gas
4. Plants or animals under species protection
5. Raw diamonds
6. Amoral / pornographic material
7. Perishable meat and food resulting from the plurality of non-EU countries

As mentioned earlier, other products are available in a limited way. These include, for example, foodstuffs which could be contaminated with parasites or pathogens not intended for personal use or containing substances that do not originate in the European Union. It is equally problematic to import products that violate trademark rights, such as pirated copies or plagiarism. For the shipment of all this goods there is to strictly comply with the rules, so as not to deal with problems with the customs authorities.

The UK has listed all the terms and limits for importing products on the official customs website. There, everyone has the opportunity to know what can be sent for courier, respectively, what each traveler is free to bring to the country. Warning: in this case, strict rules on alcohol and tobacco ceilings are in place, which can be brought to the UK or dispatched.

Under https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods you can inform us about this.

Also, United Kingdom is subject to customs regulations. Generally, customs clearance for export and import is needed, for shipments from and to extra UE countries or for European states that are subject to customs controls. While customs clearance in the export phase is handled between the custom of the country of departing and the sender, for the clearance in import, the receiver must collaborate with the customs concerned.
The quotations seen on europacco.com are therefore always free of duties and custom duties in import, bureaucratic and administrative fees or broker fees where needed. The customs taxes cannot therefore be anticipated and in the calculation of them the total value of the goods indicated on the accompanying proforma/commercial naturally affects also.
The "Gift" type shipment is allowed only for some destinations.
A particular role belongs to the document shipments, ad this one does not involve customs clearance unlike shipments containing goods inside. Often, some documents should reach the customs authorities in original format and, many times, are not shipped together with the sent goods. Also, in this case, the document shipments of europacco.com is the ideal solution. Go to Compiling the customs documents to read in detail how to fill in correctly the customs documents, so to avoid problems during the transport.
Before each shipment, we always recommend consulting the customs regulations of the country of destination and remember the sovereign nature and the decision-making power of each customs regarding the clearance of each shipment.

Our Custom Service is gladly at your complete disposal for letting you have accurate information on the feasibility of the shipment according to the type of the goods to be sent, as well as for the filling in of the customs documentation.

Restrictions and prohibitions may affect countries, people (including intermediaries/brokers) and goods:

• Countries: embargo
• People: most often in relation to counter-terrorism activities or foreign and security policy situations
• Goods: biodiversity, cultural goods, dual-use goods, rough diamonds, weapons & ammunition, ...

If you want to bring souvenirs from the holidays (pay attention to the quantitative limits) or move for work, study or personal reasons, the current regulations should be carefully studied.
Finally, for some goods an excise duty may be required, such as for example on coffee, alcohol, tobacco, fuel or electricity

Generally, customs duties and fees may include the following positions:

• customs duties: the effective customs costs
• VAT in import phase: the value added tax in the country of destination
• excise duty: indirect tax on the manufacture and sale of certain consumer goods
• administrative costs: for example, those for goods on stock

Finally, these positions can affects the final amount of the customs duties which further vary from case to case and from country to country. Also, each state issues different directives in terms of value and quantity limits, which are certainly to be respected.