Certificate of Origin

A Certificate of Origin is needed for perishable products like canned products, products in cartons or plastics, grains, food, etc.

Certificates

A Phytosanitary Certificate is needed for perishable products like canned products, products in cartons or plastics, grains, food, etc.

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.

Miscellaneous

Electronic Export Information (EEI), formally known as a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is a U.S. Government process for collecting export trade statistics and for export enforcement. The information is filed in the Automated Export System (AES) and all filings must be made electronically. A paper form is no longer acceptable.

Shipments which originate in the U.S. require an EEI filing in AES when the value of a Schedule B (or HTS) commodity is over US$2500.00. Shipments requiring a license or license exemption, such as State Department, Commerce Department or DEA, require an AES Filing regardless of the value.

Shippers filing directly with the Census Bureau must supply the AES Internal Transaction Number (ITN) at the time of pickup by UPS. The ITN should be placed on the thermal label, produced in World Ship or on the invoice as close to the total value as possible. UPS can file the AES information on behalf of the shipper for a $US10.00 fee. The shipper must supply all necessary information for the filing, including their EIN number, License/License Exemption/License Exception and Export Control Classification Number (ECCN). If the consignee is a company, they must be registered in Nicaragua´s Customs as importers.

Door-to-Door Delivery

The contractor performs only when shipments are loaded with Free Domicile (F/D) Service. The shipper pays all shipping charges, duty and taxes.

When the shipments are loaded with Pre Paid (PP), the shipper pays all shipping charges and the consignee pays duty and taxes. The consignee receives documents of retention to clear in customs.

When the shipments are loaded with Freight Collect (F/C), the consignee pays all shipping charges to the contractor, and the duties and taxes the consignee has the election of paying for the service that the contractor offers, or with its own custom agency by preference. When the shipment (document or non document) arrives to Nicaragua as F/C, the consignee receives an invoice to pay for the shipping charge, and after he pays, the package is delivered.

Dutiable Shipments

For dutiable shipments, the consignee will need to contact Customs directly or give the UPS representative a notarized letter, so that the UPS representative can clear the shipments on behalf of the consignee. No brokerage fees are involved, unless the consignee chooses to use a third-party broker.

Free Domicile Shipments

In the case of shipping Free Domicile, the time in which completing the formalities for customs clearance is a maximum of 3 to 5 working days (Monday to Friday), provided no inconvenience in the steps to be performed, such as permits, Customs inspections, special or as a result of random systems, among other procedures like wrong invoice related to unreal price like US$1.00 one machine replacement, or wrong description and country or territory origin of fabric.

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. The consignee's telephone number is mandatory.

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

All import shipments, are required to include an actual cellular or phone number, right and complete address of the shipper and consignee. Nicaragua does not have an official numeration system for their streets and avenues, or postal codes. The final address is given from a particular point of reference within the area. Therefore, in many cases, it is very difficult to locate the delivery point, resulting in service failures. 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. The UPS contractor delivers documents and non-dutiable non-documents door-to-door only in Managua. For the rest of the country including extended areas like Masaya, Granada, Esteli, Leon, etc., the contractor has subcontracted a transport company (Cargo Trans) that makes the delivery Door to Door. A complete address and telephone number is necessary and must be included in the consignment. When it receives a non-document since an eraser or pencil, it must pay duties and taxes to free from customs, and then it can deliver to the customer, who selects the customs agency to get the service.

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. The consignee's telephone number is mandatory.

Rest Days:

Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays.

GMT:

Spring -0600/ Fall -0600

Language:

Spanish

Currency:

Nicaraguan Cordoba(NIO)

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 be billed to the shipper, receiver or a third party.
• When billing a third party, the third party's name, country or territory and account number are required.
• If the duties and taxes are billed to an account outside of the destination country or territory, a "Duty and Tax Forwarding" surcharge will be applied.

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

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

Shipment value amount:

0.00 US Dollar USD

Shipment type:

individual-to-individual

Exemption rule:

per commodity

Invoice

Non-document shipments to Nicaragua must include 1 original and 2 copies of a commercial invoice. Manual and Computer-generated invoices will not be accepted.

Original invoices on company letterhead are required by law and avoid Customs delays. All other types of invoices could cause shipments to be delayed.

The consignee's telephone number is mandatory and must appear on the invoice

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

Annual Reports

Bids

Cash Letters

Checks

Credit Cards

Drawings

Drivers License

Envelopes (Blank)

Greeting Cards, Invitations

Intercompany Mail

Manuals (Technical)

Manuscripts

Newsletters (Company)

Document Limit: 3 kg

Passports

Periodicals

Price Lists

Proposals

Traveler's Checks

Used traveler's checks are classified as documents. Unused traveler's checks are prohibited.

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 Nicaragua.

Electronic Cigarette

Electronic Cigarettes can only be shipped with an International Special Commodities (ISC) contract.

Imports require an Import Permit.

Personal Effects

Personal effects cannot be shipped between these countries or territories.

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 Nicaragua

• UPS Worldwide Expedited

• UPS Worldwide Express Saver

• UPS WorldWide Express Freight

Dutiable Shipments

In the case of dutiable shipments, the original tracking number with the seal deliver, original Commercial Invoice, and a note explaining the paperwork necessary to clear the package must be delivered to the consignee. In this note, is explained where to be presented at Customs to claim your shipment when your shipment comes under Pre Paid and not when the shipment comes Free Domicil or Freight Collect. For dutiable shipments, the consignee will need to contact Customs directly or give the UPS representative a notarized letter, so that the UPS representative can clear the shipments on behalf of the consignee.

In the case of Third-Party shipments, we proceed to clear the package and deliver to consignee in 3 or 4 days, always that not requires a special permit of Telcommunication, Ministry of Health, MAGFOR(Ministry of Industry and building)and other permit. The necessary time for the processes of these permits is 2 or 3 days if the importer has all the payments of taxes actualized for the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) and the payment of fiscal solvency paid up.

Other Shipment Types

Medicines, articles composed with natural, vegetable or animal ingredients (sprays, seeds) require a Certificate of Origin and a Phytosanitary certificate. It is mandatory for the certificate to be an original and with the package when it arrives to Nicaragua.

Solid Wood Packing Material

New requirements have been implemented for small package shipments and are based on the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, which is entitled "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". ISPM 15 was adopted internationally in 2002, and is gradually being introduced by countries or territories worldwide. Wood or wood products covered by ISPM 15 include items such as packing cases, boxes, crates, drums or similar packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and skids, but exclude such processed woods as orientated strand board, particle board, plywood or veneer, created using glue, heat and pressure or a combinations thereof, and, raw wood which is 6mm or less thick. It is recommended that if a question arises on this issue, please check with the authority that issues the Phytosanitary certificates in your country or territory.

Import value limits to Nicaragua

Deminimis Value

Private Shipments

All non-document shipments may be assessed duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

All non-document shipments may be assessed duty or tax or both regardless of the shipment value.

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.