Sweden is known as the world’s biggest exporter of music after US and UK. It’s also home to one of the few remaining monarch systems of the world. Volvo the famous car manufacturer is also from Sweden. Sweden is also famous to have been country of peace since it has not engaged in a war since 1814.
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Services Available
No matter who you are, No matter where you are, We have a solution available for all your courier needs….
Based on your urgency, the type of goods or even the destination you can choose the solution that will suit you the best in consultation with our experts . We work closely with well known global suppliers such as DHL, ARAMEX, FEDEX, UPS and TOLL ensuring coverage and global standards are maintained.
Door to Door Delivery
Courier.lk offers door to door delivery throughout UK guaranteeing simplicity, convenience and affordability. Our couriers possess extensive experience and knowhow which ensures your parcels get the highest attention. Door to Door delivery comes in very handy when dealing with heavy parcels as it will be us doing the heavy lifting and delivering to the door step of the receiver.
Pick Up services
Courier.lk strives to ease the burden on the consumer and therefore we provide a pickup service for all your parcels as well. A courier will come and pick up from your doorstep or any other nominated place by you. If you’re in a rush this is an ideal solution for you as you don’t have to worry about making the drive to a Courier depot to drop off your parcel. And with the parcel tracking tools we offer, you will always have your eye on the parcel.
Import Duties and Fees –
· The import duty and taxes payable are calculated on the CIF value, i.e. the sum of the value of the imported goods and the cost of shipping and insurance.
· Duty rates fluctuate between 0% and 17% with certain goods attracting reduced rates
· Certain goods maybe subject to additional taxes based on the country of manufacture
· The standard VAT rate for importing items into Sweden is 25%
· Duty will be waived if the value of the goods excluding shipping and insurance cost, does not exceed SEK1300
· Excise duty is payable on tobacco and alcohol products
· Additional customs fees maybe charged to cover expenses of inspections or examinations
Exemptions
Certain goods are exempted from tax and duty
- Goods addressed to government or semi-government agencies
- Diplomatic goods
- Imports for non-dutiable authorities and organizations
Prohibited Goods
- Narcotics and Drugs
- Injection syringes,
- Arms and ammunition
- Knives and similar weapons
- Some animal food items and live animals
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