Taking the headache out of sending parcels internationally from Taiwan

The post office got a new system recently, which is aimed at streamlining the process for sending parcels overseas. The system isn’t the most user-friendly, however, and my colleague has complained about having to fill out the form over and over again due to the unclear instructions.

I have the 2021 version of the list of countries that require this new QR code process:

EU:

  • France
  • Czech Republic
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Belgium
  • Romania
  • Malta
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Croatia
  • Ireland
  • Austria
  • Slovakia
  • Lithuania
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Denmark
  • Greece
  • Cyprus
  • Bulgaria
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Poland
  • Portugal

Other:

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom
  • New Zealand
  • United States
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Afghanistan
  • South Korea
  • Hong Kong
  • Canada
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Palestine
  • Rwanda
  • Serbia
  • Moldova
  • Indonesia
  • Uruguay
  • Zimbabwe
  • Kazakhstan
  • Switzerland
  • Japan

What you’ll need before you start:

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EZ Way App – Import/Export Declarations (Updated May 26, 2021)

Recently the Taiwanese authorities have been quite strict with parcels in and out of the country and if you’re using a courier like DHL, you might have recently been sent an email instructing you to fill in a form to let the company deal with import/export procedure for you. They normally link to the EZ Way app (Android / Apple). It looks like the EZ Way App has now started accepting foreign residents into its real-name authentication scheme.

Signing Up

To change the settings to English (if you haven’t already), go to the cog in the upper right corner:

Then toggle 「語言切換」 (switch language) to 「英」 (English):

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