Certificate of Origin

Customs may require a Certificate of Origin for all textile shipments depending on the harmonized tariff code. Only textile samples that are marked or mutilated in a way that ensures use only as samples, can be imported without a Certficate of Origin.

The Certificate of Origin must meet the following Customs stipulations:

• Must be an original form
• Must contain the shipper's original signature in ink
• Must be issued by the Chamber of Commerce
• Must contain a seal or watermark in the paper
• Must provide a detailed description of the goods. General descriptions of goods, such as "clothes" or "garments," will not be accepted.

Miscellaneous

ZIKA Virus / disinfection certificate

With reference to the latest communication sent by the Italian Ministry of Health (goods for San Marino are cleared in Italy), it is strongly recommended that goods (tyres ,cut flowers, ornamental plants, exotic wood) originating from the following countries or territories are accompanied by a disinfection certificate, released by the local Health Authorities:

Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Saint Maarten and Venezuela.

Goods that are not accompanied by this certificate may require to be disinfected at import, prior to being released, by authorized companies. Clearance delays might occur.

MSDS-NON DG

Goods under IATA Special Provisions A67 require a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet).

It is not required for all, however shipments can be held by local authority in United Arab Emirates after screening due to lack of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) or NON DG (Dangerous Goods) declaration letter from the shipper resulting to misconnections and impacting end-to-end service.

It would be advisable for all shipments originating, transiting and terminating for UAE to have MSDS or NON DG declaration from shipper enclosed in the shipment and copies to be uploaded in IDIS.

T2 Document

Shipments containing goods of European Union origin, which originate from an European Union country or territory require a T2 document.

No Information found on this topic for the selected country or territory.

Clearance Comments

All shipments to San Marino must clear Customs within 3 calendar weeks or the shipment will automatically be confiscated by Customs and returned to the shipper (authorization required) or abandoned.

During this 3-week period, UPS Italy will attempt to contact the shipper a minimum of 3 times to ensure the shipper is aware of the pending confiscation date and to provide options.

Customs Clearance Process

San Marino Shipments

San Marino includes the postal codes 47890-47899.

The Consignee must provide the name of a broker in San Marino. UPS delivers the shipment to the broker for local clearance and administration of local procedures. Therefore Proof of Delivery reflects the broker's signature, not the delivery date to the consignee. Duties and taxes are calculated by the brokerage which is external to UPS, so we are not able to provide the exact amount that can only be paid by consignee. If the receiver refuses to pay, then the shipment can only be returned to shipper or abandoned, free domicile is not allowed since the broker is external to UPS and all customs issues (included duties/taxes) are handled by them.

Duty and Taxes

Please note that not only the value(s) of the commodity/commodities have to be considered when calculating duty and tax, but also the freight charge and other fees.

Payment by Credit Card

Credit card payments are accepted upon delivery for freight and import charges by this destination. Contact UPS or the UPS service partner in the destination country or territory to determine which credit cards are accepted.

Restrictions may apply for freight collect shipments from the origin country or territory. Contact UPS or the UPS service partner in the origin country or territory prior to shipping.

Post Office Boxes

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Service is provided to and from every address in the country or territory.

San Marino is not part of the European Union. The country or territory code is SM and the port code is SM3603. San Marino includes the postal codes 47890 - 47899 (Italian territory)

UPS cannot deliver to a P.O. Box address. All packages require a consignee's contact name and complete street address including apartment, suite or unit number if applicable. The consignee's telephone number should be provided if known.

Rest Days:

Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays.

GMT:

Spring +0200/ Fall +0100

Language:

Italian

Currency:

European Monetary Unit (Euro)(EUR)

Shipping Charges

• Shipping charges can be billed to the shipper, receiver or a third party.
• When billing the receiver, either the shipper or receiver's account number is required.
• When billing to a third party, the third party's name, country or territory and account number are required.

Duties and Taxes

• Duties and taxes can only be billed to the receiver, free domicile is not allowed between these countries.

Third-Party Billing

• Please note the following third party billing exceptions:
  • Shipments to and from the same country or territory (domestic shipments) cannot be billed to third party payors in other countries or territories. For example, shipments from Mexico to Mexico or Canada to Canada cannot be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. This rule does not apply to UPS domestic services in European Union countries or territories. For example, shipments from Germany to Germany can be billed to a third party payor in the U.S. (as long as the payor is a business and has a VAT or Tax/EIN ID on file with UPS).

Payment Methods

• When paying by credit card, check, or cash, only the shipper can be billed the shipping charges

Split Duty And VAT (SDV)

• The freight and duties can be billed to the shipper or a third party
• The taxes can be billed to the receiver or a third party
• A surcharge will be applied for the SDV billing option

There are special stipulations on the following commodities when shipping to San Marino. If you plan to ship one of the commodities listed below, be sure to adhere to the following stipulations in order to avoid delays and holds at customs.

Animal Products

Cows, goats, sheep, and pigs are considered domesticated animals.All other animals are considered non-domesticated animals. Items or products made from non-domesticated animals are restricted in the UPS system and only allowed with a UPS ISC contract. CITES permit and additional restrictions may apply, please check with your local ISC Coordinator.

All animal products must be accompanied by a Health Certificate, except processed leather, processed horn or varnished feathers. When importing meat, fish and other food that contains animal products (like milk, cheese, etc.) the following issues have to be considered:

• There is no difference between commercial and non-commercial shipments (or between businesses or from businesses to consumers).
• The shipment must be accompanied by a Health Certificate that has to be provided by the shipper. The Certificate must be original (no copies will be accepted) and has to be stamped and signed by the official agency in the export country or territory.
• The Health Certificate is only valid if the company which provided it has a registration number in the European Union.
• The shipment will be inspected by a veterinarian at the point of arrival into the EU. Inspection in the destination country or territory is possible due to national food laws.
• Brokerage accessorial charges may apply.
• For gift shipments, see gift exemption section.

Note: The only exception to this is for fish and fish products up to 1 kg. which doesn't require a veterinarian inspection or health certificate if they are a gift shipment between private individuals.

Coffee

Raw coffee requires a phytosanitary inspection and cannot be cleared at the UPS ports of entry, Bergamo (BGY) and Treviso (TSF), because both locations are not assigned by the Italian Ministry of Health.

Customs accepts a maximum of 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs.) of roasted coffee for packing test or similar purposes without an import permit but the importer must provide a written declaration or confirmation of the usage.

Commercial imports of roasted coffee must be compliant with Italian requirements regarding labeling of goods (detailed description of the content, expiration date, etc.). It is the importers responsibility to obtain the import permit from the Ministry of Health. For further details please contact your Chamber of Commerce.

Cosmetics

Shipments of cosmetics must be compliant with EU requirements regarding labelling. The labelling needs to be in Italian language with a detailed description of the ingredients of goods (e.g. content, expiry date, etc.).

Importer must provide a health permit (issued by Health Minister Border Office) that can be requested through UPS with additional costs.

Cosmetics without an import permit must be abandoned or returned on shippers expense.

Private individuals can import small quantities of cosmetic products without an import permit; Customs usually accept a maximum of two different kinds and a maximum of two items of each kind.

Dairy

Cheese, milk, and milk products are considered Animal Products. Refer to Animal Products.

Drugs

Please see Medicine section

DVDs

Customs requires that private consignees provide a written declaration stating that the goods are for "personal use only".

Commercial importers must provide a declaration stating that "Italian royalties have been paid" to competent authorities.

Films

Customs requires that private consignees provide a written declaration stating that the goods are for "personal use only".

Commercial importers must provide a declaration stating that "Italian royalties have been paid" to competent authorities.

Hazardous Materials

UPS provides International Dangerous Goods service for shipments between the U.S. and certain European countries or territories by contract only. Accessorial charges apply as follows:

Hazardous Materials Class 9 (HAZ) 10.23 Euros

Hazardous Materials All Other Classes (HAN) 45.00 Euros

Leather Goods

The Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) prohibits shipments containing leather products made from non-domesticated animals. This applies to watches with leather straps.

For leather goods not covered by CITES, the consignee must declare that the leather is not from a protected animal species. The invoice or the importer's additional declaration must include the Latin scientific name of the animal.

Medical Instruments/Medical Equipment

Commercial shipments of medical devices must be compliant with EU requirements regarding labeling. It needs to be labelled in Italian for import (detailed description of the content etc.)

Importer must provide a health permit (issued by Health Minister Border Office) that can be requested through UPS with additional costs. Delays may occur.

Medical devices must also fulfil the requirements of the product safety regulations of the European Union. For further information please see the information regarding 'Declaration of Conformity' under header 'Additional Import Documentation'.

Medicine (also see Drugs)

Shipments of medicine require a health permit (issued by Health Minister Border Office) that can be requested through UPS with additional costs. Delays may occur.

Private importers, in addition, must provide a prescription from an Italian doctor stating the medicine will be taken under the doctor's supervision. In case alternative pharmaceutical product (also different than the shipped one) for the same disease is available in Italy, import will not be allowed.

For Nutritional supplements, the prescription needs to show details of the dosage/amount which cannot exceed 8 weeks supply.

Military Equipment

Shipments of military equipment are acceptable to NATO bases only.

Music

Customs requires that private consignees provide a written declaration stating that the goods are for "personal use only".

Commercial importers must provide a declaration stating that "Italian royalties have been paid" to competent authorities.

Nutritional Supplements

Commercial shipments of nutritional supplements that are not registered in Italy require an import permit from the Ministry of Health which must be obtained by the importer prior to final importation.

Commercial shipments containing nutritional supplements that are already registered in Italy do not require an import permit.

Private importers must provide a prescription from an Italian doctor stating the nutritional supplements will be taken under the doctor's supervision. A delay in customs clearance may occur.

A UPS surcharge may apply to include the additional consignee declaration and physician prescription and an import permit issued by the Ministry of Health at the custom's port of destination.

Test Reagent

Most of modern test reagents for diagnostic research are built on antibodies which are generated from animal tissue. There are two types of antibodies, the monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies.

Monoclonal antibodies are generated in vitro. Tissue from animals are taken (e.g. blood) and infected with certain substances or pathogens. The blood cells react with the production of antibodies which are than harvested and used for the production of the test kits. Due to the in vitro production and the controlled way of production those types of test kits are not subject to veterinarian control if it is a commercial production.

Polyclonal antibodies are gained from living animals like rabbits. They are infected with the substances / pathogens and the animals are producing antibodies. The antibodies are harvested from the blood stream of the animals. Test reagents with polyclonal antibodies are subject to vet inspections.

Shipment documents (commercial invoice or declaration on letterhead) should include:

the place of origin of the material

the quantity of the material, in weight or volume

a description of the material/ animal source

catalogue number and price (if available)

additives (e.g., sodium azide, glycerol), their source (e.g., whole serum, supernatant, ascites), and purification, if any.

protocols the recommended protocol or datasheet indicating any unique fixation, detergent, blocking, or incubation conditions.

the intended use (commercial/ manufacturing; research/ testing)

the name and address of the shipper

the name and address of the receiver

Commercially packaged, ready-to-use In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) containing products of animal of origin, do not require a Vet-inspection, if compliant with Directive 98/79/EC on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. A declaration of conformity (CE-marking) must be provided for each individual commodity (e.g. reagents, test kits, immunosorbent assays such as ELISA kits.

Textile Samples

Samples must be marked or mutilated in a way that ensures the use only as a sample. This will allow the samples to import without a Certificate of Origin. The shipment should include only the number of samples necessary for the purpose of testing. The shipper must write "marked/mutilated samples with no commercial value" on all export documentation.

Textiles

Textile shipments may require a Certificate of Origin depending on the harmonized tariff code.

Customs may require an import license for some commercial textile shipments depending on the harmonized tariff code. The importer must obtain the import license from the Ministry of Foreign Trade.

Private importers are allowed to import appropriate quantities of textiles for personal use without a Certificate of Origin.

Textile samples must be marked or mutilated in a way that ensures the use only as a sample. This will allow samples to be imported without a Certificate of Origin. The shipment must include only the number of samples necessary for the purpose of testing. The shipper must write "marked/mutilated samples with no commercial value" on all export documentation. The requirement of a Certificate of Origin and an import license is dependent on the country or territory of origin of the goods not the country or territory of export.

For further details, please contact your Chamber of Commerce or visit www.europa.eu.int

USB Sticks

Data shipments require an invoice with the character of the USB stick (storing intercompany data) and the value of the USB Stick.

Vitamins

Commercial shipments of vitamins that are not registered in Italy require an import permit from the Ministry of Health which must be obtained by the importer prior to final importation.

Commercial shipments containing vitamins that are already registered in Italy do not require an import permit.

Private importers must provide a prescription from an Italian doctor stating the vitamins will be taken under the doctor's supervision. A delay in customs clearance may occur.

A UPS surcharge may apply to include the additional consignee declaration and physician prescription and an import permit issued by the Ministry of Health at the custom's port of destination.

Shipment value amount:

0.00 European Monetary Unit (Euro) EUR

Shipment type:

no gift exemption

Exemption rule:

no gift exemption

Invoice

Non-document shipments to San Marino must include 1 original and 2 copies of an invoice.

Shipments of documents do not require an invoice.

It is recommended to include the following information, if available, on the invoice:

• VAT number for all dutiable shipments destined to companies or
• Tax ID number if shipment is destined to a private importer.

This information will support a smooth customs clearance, otherwise the importer must be contacted in order to get these details. In addition,the consignee's telephone number, mobile number and e/mail address if available, should appear on the invoice.

Paperless Invoice - Exports

UPS Paperless Invoice is available for small package exports from this country or territory.

Paperless Invoice - Imports

UPS Paperless Invoice is available for small package imports to this country or territory.

The destination country or territory considers the following items as document shipments. If criteria are listed, the shipment must meet the criteria to be considered a document shipment.

Airline Tickets

Validated airline tickets only

Annual Reports

Must be for shareholders or for intercompany use only.

Bids

Blueprints

Must be for intercompany use or a bid invitation and have no commercial value.

Brochures

Must be non-commercial brochures or for intercompany use only.

Business Cards

Document limit: Up to 15 business cards.

Checks

Must be personalized checks.

Credit Cards

Personalized credit cards

Diplomas

Drivers License

Event Tickets

Tickets for events like stage performances, football matches or concerts can be sent as documents up to a limit of 20 kgs per shipment.

Event tickets coming from a printing company and send to the organizer of the event or ticket sales offices can not be sent as documents.

Greeting Cards, Invitations

Must be personalized to be considered documents. Non-personalized greeting cards and invitations are considered non-documents and require an invoice.

Intercompany Data on CD-Rom/Disk

Data shipments require an invoice stating the value of the CD-ROM or disk.

Manuals (Technical)

The number of manuals must be appropriate for the purpose.

Negatives

Must be negatives, slides, or printing films being sent to press or publishing agencies. If the value includes press or editorial charges, the items are considered non-documents and require an invoice.

Newsletters (Company)

Intercompany shipments for intercompany use with no commercial value are considered as documents.
Shipments from a publisher or printing company are non-documents.

Newspapers

Must be for non-commercial purposes.

Stationery

Must be personalized stationery and have no commercial value. The amount (number of pieces) must be appropriate for non-commercial use.

Traveler's Checks

Must be personalized to be considered documents.

Visa Applications

UPS can recommend which forms you need based on a few simple criteria. Forms can be completed online or printed. See which forms you need.

In addition to the prohibited commodities listed here, it is prohibited to ship the following commodities to San Marino.

Alcoholic Beverages

Shipping of alcoholic beverages is only permitted with ISC contract service.

The UPS service is limited to the import of wine and sparkling wine up to 15% alcohol where no excise duty applies (0% excise duty rate). Alcoholic beverages where excise duty applies can not be cleared at the UPS import sites. The same rule applies for alcohol within gift shipments.

Commercial importers must provide a health permit to import alcohol. Private importers can import wine for their personal consumption without a health permit only in very small quantities (maximum 5 litres) and according to Customs.

Alcoholic beverages (where no excise duty applies) cant be sold and delivered to under aged persons (under 18 years). The consignor is responsible to verify the age of the consignee prior to shipping.

Additional rules apply on the import of wine and wine products. Please check under wine.

Cash Letters

CITES Shipments

Endangered plants and animals protected by the multilateral treaty of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), must be accompanied by a valid CITES Certificate.

All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a licensing system.

Shipper needs to provide the following documentation:

Invoice with the scientific name and CITES certificate.

Additional charges will be applicable. Products of animals or plants subject to CITES can only be accepted under a special contract for International Special Commodities (ISC).

Gambling Devices

Hair, Human

Original Fumigation certificate must be provided by shipper to destination.

Importer must provide a health permit (issued by Health Minister Border Office) that can be requested through UPS with additional costs.

Knives

Double-sided knives

Negotiable Bonds, Drafts

Personal Effects

Personal effects cannot be shipped between these countries or territories.

Plants

You may not ship plants or dried leaves to San Marino.

Tobacco Products

Tobacco products cannot be cleared at UPS.

The same rule applies for tobacco products within gift shipments.

Weapons

UPS does not offer the service of importing weapons.

Wine

Shipping of Wine is only permitted with ISC contract service.

The UPS service is limited to the import of wine and sparkling wine up to 15% alcohol where no excise duty applies (0% excise duty rate).

Importer must provide a health permit to import Wine; health permit (issued by Health Minister Border Office) can be requested through UPS with additional costs. Delays may occur. Private importers can import wine for their personal consumption without a health permit only in very small quantity (maximum 5 litres) and according to customs.

The labels of bottles have to show:

The category of the product (e.g. wine, sparkling wine, liquor wine)

Quantity, brand

The actual alcoholic strength by volume, an indication of provenance, an indication of the bottler or an indication of the producer or vendor in case of sparkling wine and other product categories of sparkling wine.

The protected designation or protected geographical indication if the wine has such a protection.

Invoice must clearly display:

Harmonized code, origin, quantity and type of packaging (i.e. bottles, cans) and alcoholic strength by volume.

The import of wine is also regulated by a market organization of the European Union with rules on labelling and presentation of wine and additional documentation:

Certificate showing drawn up by a competent body, included on a list to be made public by the Commission, in the products country or territory of origin.

An analysis report drawn up by a body or department designated by the products country or territory of origin, in so far as the product is intended for direct human consumption.

No certificate or analysis report need be presented for products originating in and exported from third countries or territories in labelled containers of not more than five litres fitted with a non-reusable closing device where the total quantity transported, whether or not made up of separate consignments, does not exceed 100 litres.

The rules are laid down in EU regulation 2009/491. The regulation can be checked on the EU website http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html

Saturday Delivery Available: No

Always check Calculate Time and Cost for details of service availability and guarantee information within a country or territory. All Service Levels may not be available to or from every address within a country or territory.

Canada to San Marino

• UPS Worldwide Expedited

• UPS Worldwide Express Saver

• UPS WorldWide Express Freight

Embassy or Consulate

The embassy or consulate may provide a special Customs clearance form. Write "Diplomatic embassy or consulate goods" on the invoice for customs clearance. Customs does not charge duty or taxes for diplomatic shipments of embassy or consulate goods if the special customs clearance form is available. An import delay may occur.

Repaired Goods

Generally any kind of temporary customs procedures (goods being temporary exported and then returned for re-importation) cannot be handled at the UPS ports of entry Bergamo (BGY) and Treviso (TSF) since our simplified customs procedure does not allow this kind of clearance. However, if the goods were exported temporarily by an alternate broker at a qualified port of entry, then UPS can forward the shipment in bond with a Transit Document to the designated broker who can proceed with the re-importation without duty & tax payment.

If the repaired goods arrive at the UPS ports of entry, Bergamo (BGY) and Treviso (TSF) and were not exported by an alternate broker at a qualified port of entry, then the goods must be cleared as normal imports with duty & VAT payment on the total invoice value (value of the goods + repair costs).

Returned Goods

Goods returned after testing, exhibition, etc., please see "Repaired Goods".

Goods returned because of refusal by the importer in the original destination country or territory (for example, wrong consignment) can be re-imported into San Marino without duty & VAT payment. The San Marino importer must provide the former export documentation as confirmation. The invoice must include the country or territory of origin and the reason for the return.

Temporary Import

Customs does not accept Temporary Import Bond shipments in San Marino.

Import value limits to San Marino

Deminimis Value

Private Shipments

In most cases, when the value of the shipment is equal to or less than the Deminimis Value and has a maximum weight of 5 kg, the shipment may enter the country or territory duty and tax free.

In most cases, when the value of the shipment is equal to or less than the Deminimis Value and has a maximum weight of 5 kg, the shipment may enter the country or territory duty and tax free.

Maximum weight:

70 kg (150 lbs.) per package

Maximum length:

274.00 cm (107.9 in.)  per package

Maximum dimensions:

419 cm (165 in. ) per package

Length and girth combined

Convert metric quantity for weight, length, and area.