Experts in International Logistics - GUZAL CARGO EXPRESS
International P.O Box
From the comfort of your home, open your free virtual International P.O Box and shop in the United States, we take care of your purchases safely.
What is a Virtual International P.O Box?
A Casillero Virtual a Colombia is an account you can open with GUZAL CARGO EXPRESS to acquire a physical address in the U.S. where you can receive the purchases you make on different online platforms such as Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, Ali Express, among others. You can also receive courier or sample products and equipment for your business.
How does it work?
Once you open your GUZAL CARGO EXPRESS account, we give you a physical address in Miami so you can make your online purchases in the United States. When you make the purchase and enter the address we assign you for shipping, we receive the products at our facilities. There we verify that it complies with the necessary conditions to enter Colombia, since it should not: Weigh more than 50 Kls. The content cannot exceed US$2,000 or its equivalent in another currency. Its measures cannot exceed 150 Cms.
If it meets all the conditions, we send the package to Colombia by air or sea, and once it arrives in Colombia the package will be reviewed by DIAN officials who will determine if it complies with Colombian regulations, so that your products enter the country legally.
Reasons why you should open your locker in Guzal
◉Fair rates, we charge according to the weight of your order.
◉Reliable shipping, you can track your shipment with your tracking number.
◉Transparent processes, from the beginning you will be able to quote the approximate value of your shipment.
◉Convenience, from your home you can shop at the best stores in the United States.
◉Track record, more than 30 years bringing your purchases in the United States safely and reliably to your doorstep.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Packages that comply with the following characteristics may enter through the express shipment modality
- VALUE up to USD$2.000 or its equivalent in another currency.
- WEIGHT up to 50 Kg (110 Lb)
- DIMENSIONS up to 1.50 mt in any of its dimensions. Up to 3 mt for postal packages
With the Virtual P.O. Box to Colombia, goods with legal or administrative restrictions must NOT be sent in commercial shipments (i.e., more than six (06) units of the same class) without prejudice to the controls of other entities such as the health authorities who do not allow the entry of any product in any quantity without compliance with the registrations and authorizations provided for in the legislation. Likewise, goods prohibited in the Universal Postal Union Convention may not be entered.
- Chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
- Firearms, bladed weapons and their parts.
- Gold, silver, platinum, precious stones, jewelry and other precious objects.
- Cell phones without compliance with the requirements of Decree 2142 of 2016.
- Nuclear waste and toxic waste.
- War toys
- Currency, bank bills, paper money, bearer securities, traveler’s checks.
- Obscene or immoral publications and objects that violate morals and good customs.
- Live animals.
- Narcotics and psychotropic substances.
- Explosive, flammable or dangerous materials.
- Merchandise with international agreements to which Colombia has adhered or adheres.
Other items that cannot be brought in:
- Food.
- Refrigerated goods.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Medicines.
- Cosmetics.
- Seeds.
- Vegetable products.
- Chemical products.
- Hallucinogenic products.
- Vegetable products.
- Plants.
- Raw materials for food manufacturing.
- Clothing for military use.
- Used clothes.
- Liquid or dangerous goods.
- Medical equipment and parts thereof.
- Air conditioners, heaters.
- Batteries containing chemicals – “Dangerous Good”.
- Fire extinguishers.
- Radioactive.
- Furs or articles in furs.
- Blood.
- Fertilizers and fertilizers.
- Poisons.
- Equipment with its parts of Television circuits.
- Gunpowder and explosives.
Customs duty of 10% of the FOB value of the merchandise, including freight and insurance. To this result is added 19% VAT. When the FOB value of the shipment is equal to or less than two hundred dollars of the United States of America (USD 200) and is declared under subheadings 9807.10.00.00 and/or 9807.20.00.00.00, no customs duty shall be paid.
For the payment of VAT take into account:
As a general rule, VAT on shipments is calculated at a rate of 19% on the value of the good plus the customs duty of 10%. If the value of the shipment is less than USD 200 and it is not a commercial unit (more than 6 units of the same class), VAT will not be paid when it comes from the United States, since the free trade agreement between the two countries requires the non-collection of this tax.
For the payment of VAT take into account:
As a general rule, VAT on shipments is calculated at a rate of 19% on the value of the good plus the customs duty of 10%. If the value of the shipment is less than USD 200 and it is not a commercial unit (more than 6 units of the same class), VAT will not be paid when it comes from the United States, since the free trade agreement between the two countries requires the non-collection of this tax.
With your Virtual Locker to Colombia, goods of personal nature or used goods pay the corresponding taxes such as customs duties and VAT. All goods entering through this modality must comply with the requirements established in article 254 of Decree 1165 of 2019. It is important to take into account that some used goods require an import license for their legal introduction into the country, such as postal traffic and express shipments.
With your Virtual Locker to Colombia, the importation of one (1) telephone per shipment will be allowed, to one addressee, whether natural or legal person; in whose name it is forbidden to make split shipments.
Split shipments will not be allowed, understood as those that arrive with different transport document, but from the same supplier, in the same means of transport, for a single or different addressees located at the same address.
In the courier waybill, the IMEI number of the phone must be listed and indicate the tariff subheading 8517.12.00.00 (Paragraph 2 of Article 1 of Decree 2142 of 2016).
