custom charges [solved]

Hello.

(I LIVE IN THE UK)

I have recently experienced inconsistencies with custom charges.

It almost feels like 50/50 when posting coins abroad (mainly to Europe) that the other swap partner in a foreign country will receive a customs bill for import tax.

Is it something to do with how I fill out the custom declaration label? 

How much the coins are worth? 

Its just annoying for the swap partner and me regarding the inconsistancy.

What are the rules?

Thanks 

WIll P

Do you declare the coins value on the customs declaration? If yes then it's probably due to that. I never had to pay custom charges when swapping within the EU or with the US and Canada.

Hello,

Yes I do put the value on the customs label.

What would you advice?

Thanks 

WIll P

Of course you don't pay customs when shipping within the customs union, but how you avoid import duties in the last few years from the US … please teach me your secrets. Usually anything larger then a letter gets checked because of the tremendous shipping price you would be insane to buy something for 5  dollars and pay 30+ in shipping so there is much money to be had by the state.

Idolenz

Of course you don't pay customs when shipping within the customs union, but how you avoid import duties in the last few years from the US … please teach me your secrets. Usually anything larger then a letter gets checked because of the tremendous shipping price you would be insane to buy something for 5  dollars and pay 30+ in shipping so there is much money to be had by the state.

My last swap with the US was a few months ago, with the UK in 2021, didn't have to pay any customs on any of them. I keep my packages small, under 200g, so they fit in a bubble envelope and declare them as “hobby supplies” with a value of 0. Worked well so far.

Thanks i will do this next time.

I think they will not let you put 0 as value at the post office. This is the reason I stopped coin swaps with the EU, the other side will be charged. Banknotes I can still send because they see it as a simple letter, but for coins it will not work.

What about sending coins in letters without any declaration? I did it often and usually everything is well

Don't declare any value, I just received an envelope from Chile with a declared value of 95 US$, and the French customs made me pay 25 Euro in taxes!!!!

The thing is to write “hobby material”, value = 0 (gift).

Grinya

What about sending coins in letters without any declaration? I did it often and usually everything is well

Then the letter has to less than 20 grams, if you send to the US, otherwise a declaration is needed, from France that is.

I can send letters up to 250 g without declaration. No problems with US for more then 100 parcels.

The question is where in Europe the same is possible? Italy, France and UK went smooth, but I don't know if it is a general practice there, just don't have enough statistic...

Whenever i made swap from Bangladesh in ucoin/numista. I told my swap partner not to write coins/currency etc. I told them to write just stamps/postcard (gift, non commercial). I don't had to pay tax.

Once a croatian friend didn’t do that properly. Wrote in croatian language. And packed poorly (coins were sounding inside), results Bangladesh customs opened my envelope. And i paid 700 ৳ (7$ approx.) tax. 🙁