Shipping Supplements Overseas

If you are considering shipping supplements to other countries, be aware that there have been difficulties sending supplements to these countries (details about shipping to these countries are below the general instructions):

South Africa
Netherlands
Germany
Mexico
Poland

Shipping Overseas

Write the following on the customs forms:

(Product name) is a dietary supplement not a medication.

For personal use only.

Always mail the instructions (and invoice if needed) separately. Do not place any literature or even a letter in the shipment; medicines need instructions, food supplements don't.

Fed Ex, UPS, Airborne Express, have much higher rates than the post office and the packages are more closely inspected by customs. The post office offers a service called Global Express Mail which may be the least expensive express method to ship internationally.

Considerations for Separate Countries

When shipping to Germany, try to ship to a commercial address. Then have it sent to its final destination.

Israel requires a notarized certificate of origin form stating that it is not dangerous or harmful in any way. It must also state that it is a dietary supplement only and not a medication.

Mexico & Poland may not accept the package when the true value of the contents is stated on the customs forms. Only when identified as gift or sample is it allowed into the country. Don’t forget to write for personal use only and not a medication on the customs label.

Neither South Africa nor the Netherlands will accept any vitamins or dietary supplements of any kind. Such are considered a medication and will be very difficult to be accepted by customs. The best way is to try to put it in a suitcase when you travel there. Do not try to carry it onboard; check it in so it is handled as baggage. After living overseas for six years I learned that the mention of diarrhea makes customs officials go away. If customs asks about it say "it is a coffee based drink that helps prevent diarrhea" and look like you are in a bit of pain. It helps to ask where is the nearest bathroom. Don't carry any literature on you.

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