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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 24701509, member: 77639"]The auction house should be able to simply write collectible coins (preface with gold or silver if that is the case) on the customs form along with the value. They can include an invoice behind the customs form too. In my experience, customs cares only about what’s generally in the package and the value. If it’s worth more than a certain amount, they’ll want to collect duty. When customs wants duty, I’ve gotten an email from the carrier asking if I want them to pay it and then bill my account (and add a service fee, of course). If you don’t have an account with the carrier, they’ll want a credit card number to charge you.</p><p><br /></p><p>If necessary, the auction house can reword the invoice to avoid “Russia”. They can simply list coins by lot numbers or list by mint city without mentioning the country or just as “East European”. All sorts of ways to be creative. If "Russia" is toxic but doesn't appear in the paperwork, few customs agents will have the motivation to investigate the descriptions that are there to see if the coins are Russian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 24701509, member: 77639"]The auction house should be able to simply write collectible coins (preface with gold or silver if that is the case) on the customs form along with the value. They can include an invoice behind the customs form too. In my experience, customs cares only about what’s generally in the package and the value. If it’s worth more than a certain amount, they’ll want to collect duty. When customs wants duty, I’ve gotten an email from the carrier asking if I want them to pay it and then bill my account (and add a service fee, of course). If you don’t have an account with the carrier, they’ll want a credit card number to charge you. If necessary, the auction house can reword the invoice to avoid “Russia”. They can simply list coins by lot numbers or list by mint city without mentioning the country or just as “East European”. All sorts of ways to be creative. If "Russia" is toxic but doesn't appear in the paperwork, few customs agents will have the motivation to investigate the descriptions that are there to see if the coins are Russian. Cal[/QUOTE]
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