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<p>[QUOTE="Cal.Sales, post: 507842, member: 16930"]<font face="Comic Sans MS">I'm going to be sending about 40 coins to a collector in France. He's sending me some coins too. I'm sure this happens every day in the World Coin community. My questions are: Do I or does he have to pay duty on these coins? I assume the customs import duty rules vary country-by-country. Is there some place on-line that has these regulations in easy to understand form? Do I have to declare these common ordinary coins, and, if I do, does that alert postal thieves? Should I use UPS or FEDEX or some other company like it instead of the US Post Office? Help!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Paying $20 or more to send a few coins to France is a good way to utterly discourage these exchanges. The USPS letter size 1st Class International rate of $2.74 for up to three ounces is reasonable. However they talk about "non-machineable surcharges" for lumpy or too stiff letters. Has anyone got the definitive guide on how to do this safe and cheap? Help! </font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">Thanks</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS">cal.sales</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cal.Sales, post: 507842, member: 16930"][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm going to be sending about 40 coins to a collector in France. He's sending me some coins too. I'm sure this happens every day in the World Coin community. My questions are: Do I or does he have to pay duty on these coins? I assume the customs import duty rules vary country-by-country. Is there some place on-line that has these regulations in easy to understand form? Do I have to declare these common ordinary coins, and, if I do, does that alert postal thieves? Should I use UPS or FEDEX or some other company like it instead of the US Post Office? Help! Paying $20 or more to send a few coins to France is a good way to utterly discourage these exchanges. The USPS letter size 1st Class International rate of $2.74 for up to three ounces is reasonable. However they talk about "non-machineable surcharges" for lumpy or too stiff letters. Has anyone got the definitive guide on how to do this safe and cheap? Help! Thanks cal.sales[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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