[Jewelry making - Article 00124] - Re: [Orchid] Duty and Tax on jewellery sent to US from UK?

[Trevor F]

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>     The best trick, add words like 'gift' or 'trade samples' to the
>     package. Morally wrong - yes, commercially viable for you and the
>     client - well yes. And it does not affect shipping insurance. 

    This appears to be less true than it once was. In Canada it still
    seems to work reasonably well. In the US less so. In Europe almost
    not at all, at least in my experience with France, Germany and the UK. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
Visit TouchMetal.com at http://www.touchmetal.com

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