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A green label declaring the contents and value of an international item.
Also known as: Green customs sticker, Customs form
A customs declaration label is the green form on an international postal item declaring what is inside, what it is worth, and whether it is a gift, a sale, a sample or a document. It is a legal declaration made by the sender, not a routing sticker: an inaccurate one can mean seizure, a penalty or a charge to the recipient. The short form is used below a value threshold and a longer form above it, and the codes on it are set internationally so that any customs service can read them.
Declares the contents, the value and the nature of an international item, and is a legal declaration by the sender rather than a routing sticker.
Contexts: History, Public information
Comes in a short and a long form according to value, and its category codes are set internationally so that a customs service anywhere can read a declaration written in a language it does not have.
Contexts: History, Public information
Carries real consequences when wrong. An inaccurate declaration can lead to seizure, a penalty, or an unexpected charge falling on the recipient, which is why the tick boxes are not a formality.
Contexts: History, Public information
A rectangular label ruled into fields for a description, a quantity, a weight and a value, with a row of small tick boxes across the top.
Both are internationally standardised postal labels.