[quote author=Tabitha link=topic=1815.msg11573#msg11573 date=1169808749]
Have also just been told if you pt gift on the customs form they dont have to pay tax the other side.
Dont believe everything you hear, that is an old wives tale. If it looks suspicious no matter if you put gift it can still get seized, opened and charged. However, charges are not normally incurred unless you yourself put a high value of the worth of goods inside.
So, to make sure it slips through the customs good, put a return dummy address label on it, mark the CN22 sticker as gift, socks or clothing, correct weight and put a really silly amount like £5.00 or £1.00 for the value. If you start putting on value more than approx 15 dollars or 15 pounds, be careful.
Trust me I have done this for years and customs are a bitch, especially in Canada and Australia .. the more you play along with what they need to see rather than what they want to see, the more they will respect your package 🙂
