For any quote it is essential to know the weights and sizes of your shipments.

It is very important to cushion the contents of the package appropriately, wrapping each item separately, leaving a space between them, their corners, sides, upper and lower parts of the box.

Appropriate materials to cushion and protect your shipment would be:

• o Plastic with air bags or bubbles
• o Inflatable packaging, otherwise known as air bags
• o Foam seals and/or spacing

Use a strong seal to close the pack. Examples of this might be:

• Pressure-sensitive plastic
• Nylon reinforced with filament tape

To avoid delays and problems in delivery:

• Always include the receiver’s postcode, and the full address.
• Include a contact person and telephone number.
• Place the label on top of the pack in a clearly visible place, and give a copy to our driver.

The acronyms DAP, DDP, etc. are the Incoterms or international terms of trade.

These are three-letter acronyms, which reflect the rules of voluntary acceptance by the parties (buyer and seller) of a commercial agreement regarding the delivery conditions of the goods.

They are used to specify the costs of international commercial transactions, and set out the responsibilities between the buyer and the seller and reflect current practice in international goods transportation.

Customs duties are generated on the importation of merchandise from outside the European Union, and in Spain they usually range between 0% and 17%.

Certain products, such as laptops, mobile phones, digital cameras, and video game consoles, are duty-free.

Customs can stop any package for inspection even if its declared value is less than €22. There is more information on tax and duty declaration procedures for importing and import restrictions on the website of the Spanish Tax Agency.