DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Residence Visa
• Residence Permit
• Work Permit
• Proof of Employment
• Certificate of Residence Change
• Danish Customs Form (G55) (to be obtained from Destination Agent)
• Copy of Registration with the Danish National Register
• Declaration of Free Entry (to be obtained from Destination Agent), listing alcohol and tobacco products and any autos or other vehicles being imported
• Proof of Residence abroad for minimum 12 months (European Community countries six months)
• Inventory

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

• CUSTOMER MUST BE IN DENMARK AT TIME OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
• Used household goods duty-free if:
  • Owner has resided abroad a minimum of 12 months (six months for EC countries)
  • Household goods have been used a minimum of six months (three months for EC countries)
  • Effects are for personal use and must not be lent or sold for a period of 12 months after arrival (deposit may be required)
• Shipments must clear within 10 days of arrival to avoid storage charges
• Shipment must arrive within one year of Customer

DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS

• All new items (less than six months old) require an invoice and Certificate of Origin
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products are highly taxed and strictly controlled (adviseable not to include in household goods shipment)
• Foodstuff

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Firearms, ammunition (Import License, obtained from Danish Ministry of Justice, and shooting permit required)
• Narcotics
• Live plants (unless license obtained from Danish Government Plant Protection Service based on Phytosanitary Certificate from authorities at origin that plants are free from disease)
• Live, dead and pre-manufactured parts of animals mentioned in the "Washington Convention" (unless license obtained from Danish Nature Conservancy Board)
• Medicine (unless license granted by Danish Ministry of Justice)

MOTOR VEHICLES

• Cars, motorcycles and other vehicles may be duty-free if for private use only, if owned and registered abroad for a minimum of six months and if owner has resided outside of Denmark for a minimum of 12 months
• Extremely high registration tax payable on all vehicles (100% - 200%)
• Documents required:
  • Separate Danish Customs Form (G55)
  • Registration Certificate
  • Third party insurance (Green Card)

PETS

• Dogs and cats permitted with Health Certificate dated not more than one month before arrival and a Certificate of Rabies Inoculation dated 1-12 months before arrival

For more accurate details on customs information please contact international moving company

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