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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2931119, member: 82549&quot;]I recently sold two coins to someone in the UK (I live in the US) for $115 total. I sent them first class and listed the value of the coins on the US customs form. The coins arrived in about a week. </p><p><br /></p><p>He wrote back to me saying that he had to pay an additional $40 in customs fees and excise taxes, and he wondered if I needed to include the value of the coins on the customs form, saying this was the first time he&#039;d had to pay this much.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I have several questions:</p><p>1) Does this sound correct? Is this 35% add-on typical or a recent change in rates?</p><p>2) Is there a way to find out in advance what the fees and taxes will be so that I can warn future overseas customers?</p><p>3) According to my client, the fees kick in on any shipment with a declared value over $50. I need to include a value on the customs forms, but I suppose I could write any amount. I&#039;m torn about undervaluing the shipment, though. Yes, I realize that in the US the prevailing theory is that only chumps pay taxes, but I&#039;d still prefer to say &quot;if you really want this coin, keep in mind that the final delivered price will be X dollars with shipping, fees and taxes.&quot; It may cost me some sales, but writing a value that I know is wrong seems unethical. What are your thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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