Custom House Bulgaria

If you have a package sent to you from USA or any other out of EU country,  you must know few thing when you go to custom office on 84 Veslets Street in Sofia or any other custom office in Bulgaria. 

If your package is send by regular post services.

After you receive notice “ИЗВЕСТИЕ” from BG post in your mail box, you have to go to custom office to release your package. Make sure that your name is on the notice, because it has to be in person, if it is not, make sure to have power of attorney original + copy, ID and pen. 

In custom office you go first to BG post open, they will give you some documents with them you will go to customs official, this person will ask you about your package; “what is it”, “do you have invoice”, “Is it new product” and so on. The purpose of this questions are to determine if you have to pay taxes. Everything over 45 Euro equivalent in Bulgarian leva you have to pay taxes. 

So, when you receive package make sure on the documents to be written:“Gift”, “Used product”, “ Zero value on the invoice” , and remove any label if your product has it.  This is the safe way, not to have any trouble and the process will be no more than 30 min.

After the conversation with customs official, and if they do not have any problem with your package, you will receive your documents signed and stamp.

From there you will go to another entry to receive your package.

You may have to pay some money about 5 to 10 leva if your package was at the custom house longer.