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Shipping & Delivery

All Estimated delivery time frames shown may vary and do not include weekends, holidays, or unforeseen shipping delays. Please allow 1-2 days for your order to be processed, packed, and shipped.

FedEx Connect

  • Estimated delivery in 12 to 18 business days
  • $16.99 flat rate shipping up to 3.60 lbs.
  • Limited tracking available within the United States
  • Full tracking within destination country cannot be guaranteed
  • Applicable duties, taxes and handling fees due upon delivery

Additional tracking within the destination country may be available from the local post or final mile delivery carrier. This information is not provided by Vitacost.com and can be found on the FedEx Connect tracking page for your order, if available.

Your order may be subject to additional taxes, customs fees and import duties at the time of delivery. These charges are separate from your shipping cost and you will be billed directly by your local customs office.

FedEx International

  • Estimated delivery in 4 to 6 business days
  • $28.99 flat rate shipping up to 3.20 lbs.
  • Full tracking available
  • No delivery to PO Box addresses
  • Applicable duties, taxes and fees due upon delivery
  • Delivery by FedEx

Your order may be subject to additional taxes, customs fees and import duties at the time of delivery. These charges are separate from your shipping cost and you will be billed directly by your local customs office.

Identification Requirements:

All orders shipping to Taiwan will be subject to the RNA (Real Name Authentication) process, as required by the Taiwan Customs Administration. Please refer to the Customs & Restrictions section below or your order confirmation email for details on how to submit and complete required documentation using the official EZ WAY App.

General Information

Please visit our International Shipping page for information on:

  • International Payment Methods
  • Address Errors
  • Customer Refusal
  • Customs Seizure
  • Restricted Items
  • Refund Policy
  • Package Loss
  • Third Party Shippers & Freight Forwarding
  • Fraud
  • Terms & Conditions of Sale
  • Terms of Use
  • International Ordering Disclaimer

Customs & Restrictions

Items sold at Vitacost.com are intended for personal use. Please confirm with your local customs office that the items you intend to order are allowed for import and whether any additional licenses or permits are required. While we do our best to prevent products from shipping to countries where specific products or ingredients are prohibited, regulations change constantly and we cannot guarantee that our restriction information is always up to date. For specific information on item restrictions, import regulations, and taxes, duties or other customs fees, please visit your country’s customs authority website.

Ingredient Restrictions:

The following substances are not allowed to be imported into Taiwan: Poppy seeds, products containing hemp, consumable pet products

Please note that placing multiple orders within a short period of time may result in customs clearance and order release delays.

Duties & Taxes:

Based on current customs regulations, duties and taxes will not be imposed for shipments to Taiwan if there are fewer than 6 orders within a half-year period, each valued under NTD 2,000 ($65.00 USD). Half-year periods begin Jan 1st and end July 1st. Orders placed after the 6th order in a half-year period will be imposed duties and taxes regardless of the order value.

Vitacost.com cannot be held responsible for any laws or regulations that result in Customs applying additional costs to your order, including taxes, duties or other customs fees, or any related product seizure or delivery delays. Any order containing restricted items that is seized, damaged or destroyed by customs due to import regulations may not be eligible for refund under our Customs Seizure policy. Vitacost.com also reserves the right to limit quantity or restrict items to any country for any reason without notice.

ID Requirements:

Due to Taiwan Customs Administration policies, order recipients are required to verify their real name using the RNA (Real Name Authentication) process for customs clearance. Please use the official EZWAY App provided by the Customs Department for RNA verification. If your shipment requires additional documentation, the EZWAY App will notify you and provide further instructions. Failure to provide required documentation may result in customs clearance delay or rejection.

When you place an order, all recipient information (such as Name in Chinese, Personal Identification Number and mobile phone number) must match the information entered for the Real Name Authentication registration in the EZWAY App. This includes any spaces or special characters.

Download EZ WAY app for Android:

Download EZ WAY app for iPhone

Effective November 1, 2021, the following documentation may be required by the order recipient for orders shipped to Taiwan, in addition to the RNA (Real Name Authentication) process. All documents will need to be completed by following the process that is requested by the shipping carrier or Taiwan Customs.

If applicable, the selected carrier or customs authority will contact the order recipient directly to request additional documentation and advise what methods are available for document submission. The following option is one method that may be used to submit the required documentation, if requested.

EZ Way App

EZ Way App Use Instructions PDF

When submitting documents using the EZ Way App, Annex III is the EZ Way transfer process. Please note that the signature field within the EZ Way App needs to be clearly identifiable

Please submit the following required documentation:.

  1. Power of Attorney
    Power of Attorney PDF
  2. Self-Use Certification
    Self-Use Certification PDF

It is the order recipient’s responsibility to submit and complete all documents required by Taiwan Customs, in addition to the RNA (Real Name Authentication) process, to avoid customs clearance delay or rejection. Failure to comply will result in the order being seized or destroyed by customs, and will not be eligible for refund under our Customer Refusal policy.

Contact Us

International Customer Service Hours

Monday-Friday: 8am - 5pm EST

Have a question? Email us: internationalreturn@vitacost.com

Please review our International Shipping policies and the Customs & Restrictions information above prior to ordering.

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