I've sent eBay items overseas to Brazil, China, Japan, Malaysia, Australia,
England, and other places. I marked the items as a Gift, and no one had to
pay any customs charges so far.
Larry
Jim Sharp wrote:
> i did a couple of eBay sales out of country and this is what little I
> learned...
>
> I sent a 2 lb ( I think... maybe 3 lb ) box to Germany recently and it
> cost $15.57 air postage, and $2.50 to insure for $100. The sender can
> call USPS at
> 800-222-1811 and get the exact cost if they know the weight and value.
>
> Keep in mind, he'll have to fill out a customs form at the post office
> counter and it asks for a "declared value" and a description of the
> item. If he marks it for the true value, you my get hit with a German
> customs fee. It seems entering "electronic parts" or some such
> nondescript label gets less attention than "camera" or "nuclear warhead"
> for example. On something that small $$, he could maybe mark it "no
> value" and avoid the whole issue. YMMV Germany is easy to ship to
> though. I sold a $54 item to a guy in Brazil - They hit him with $35
> import duty... :-(
>
> I can't answer the the exchange question other than to say that if you
> use BillPoint or BidPay you'll at least know the charges up front.
>
> --
> Jim
>
> Ruediger Betzold wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > somehow off topic, but can anyone tell me please
> > how much it will cost to send some stuff from
> > the USA to my place (Berlin/Germany)
> > are there different possibilities ?
> > - land/sea (longest)
> > - by air (shortest)
> >
> > Any difference between postal service and united parcel service
> > does they include/exclude insurance - up to what value ?
> >
> > I think weight might be between 1 and 2 pounds (~1 kilogramm)
> >
> > to make it Oly related:
> > I might bid some flash cable stuff and/or lens from eBay and seller
> > is in the usa.
> >
> > And for the last question: will there be any exchange charges for the
> > seller in sending him an international money order ?
> >
> > thanx
> > Rudy Berlin/Germany
> >
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