Omniva Restored the Delivery to the USA for Business Clients, All Parcel Flow to USA is Now Resumed
This week, Omniva resumed parcel registration for delivery to the United States in our business client infosystems.
When registering a shipment, clients must provide all parcel details (description of the contents, HS code, item value, and country of manufacture). Based on this information, the system automatically calculates the total delivery cost.
The delivery cost to the USA now includes three components: shipping cost, customs duty, and customs handling fee. Omniva’s shipping cost is fixed, while the customs duty payable to the U.S. depends on the product type, its country of manufacture, and its value. The customs handling fee is €3 + 3% of the customs duty, plus VAT.
For any questions, business clients are encouraged to contact their account manager or reach out to Omniva’s business client support at [email protected].
Omniva, along with other European parcel companies, suspended deliveries to the USA at the end of August when a new requirement by the USA came into force, mandating the declaration and payment of customs duties even on low-value shipments. Unfortunately, at the time the law took effect, the necessary implementing acts — the procedures for declaring shipments and transferring customs duties to the US — were not yet in place.
These implementation acts are now in place, and Omniva has adopted a virtual automated customs broker to comply with the new US customs regulations. Gifts sent from one individual to another with a value of up to 100 USD are exempt from customs duties.
Parcel registration for shipments to the USA at post offices will resume later this year. In the meantime, private customers can use the self-service portal at mano.omniva.lt, while business clients can continue shipping via their OMX API or through Omniva’s business client self-service, in line with their customer agreement.