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Certificates for food, wood, electrical goods, and batteries
Which extra papers show up when the cargo is not ordinary general goods.
Food
Food and drink often need a health certificate from the origin authority. Plant products can also need a phytosanitary certificate. Coffee, rice, wine, and oil are common cases, and the exact paper depends on the product and the country it left.
Wood
Solid-wood packaging — pallets and crates — needs the ISPM 15 mark: treated and stamped. Untreated wood products can also need a phytosanitary certificate. A missing mark is a frequent reason a box sits in the terminal.
Electrical goods and batteries
Electrical goods sold in the EU need a CE declaration of conformity. Batteries are dangerous goods: the line will ask for a dangerous-goods declaration and a safety data sheet, and they may refuse the box if those are missing. Say so at the start. It is not a detail to add after the rate is accepted.
What if I do not know the category?
Describe the goods in plain language. The form can place them in a family, and you can correct it.