[Hidden-tech] International Mail

[ussailis at shaysnet.com]

Here is a trick or two:

1. KEEP the weight under a kilo (2.2 lbs). At least that is a trick for
mail coming back, and inter-non-EU-europe. Customs tends to not bother with
under kilo packages.

2. Be honest, but keep the declaration slip under the min going to that
country. Usually under $25 works. 

3. Careful how you do the declaration. If it looks used, it is used. Ask
yourself "what would I pay for this?" For example: You read the magazine /
book, so it is used & not worth very much.

4. Never write "may be opened for postal inspection" on the package.

5. Never use airmail to Canada. I believe that it forces mail to go by air,
which may not be fastest. Surface mail goes by "best way," which may be air.

6. Use Global Priority mail envelopes. I have had a letter get to Germany
in 2 1/2 days using the small envelope.

7. If what you are sending has no value to other than the receipent, such
as a proposal, declare it as "no commerical value." Ask yourself, does this
item have any value to anyone else? Often not.

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I have been receiving & sending mail to Canada since I was little. Have
only had a few problems, but none lately. Expect about a week for delivery
to here. The Canadian mail system is slower compared to ours. 

Yes, stuff does get hung-up in Customs. Declaration may be part of the
problem. If it is a gift you are sending, never say something different.

Mail to Europe is faster. Here you must use airmail (or Global Priority) if
you want any speed. Typically expect 4 to 6 days.
 
Remember you are dealing with people at Customs, who are trying to get the
most revenue for their gov't. So, don't make the package look like more
than it is.


Jim Ussailis
jim at nationalwireless.com


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From: Jonathan Hohl jhohl at the-spa.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:11:03 -0500
To: marcia at yudkin.com, hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: RE: [Hidden-tech] International Mail


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Maria, et al,

I just sent over 1 package and three pieces of mail to Ireland. I know
that, often, packages can be held over at customs for a while but -- to
my understanding -- mail should be delivered right on.

If my recipients don't receive my mail, I'll be sure to follow up and
add my name to the list of 'packages lost.' 

All the best and good luck,
Jonathan Hohl Kennedy
Sunderland


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Anyone else besides me having trouble with packages being sent by USPS
to
other countries getting delivered?  No kidding, I had 5 packages - two
to
Australia, one to England, one to Canada and one to Israel - go astray
since
September.  In addition, an express envelope from Canada to me sent via
Canada Post which should have reached me in two days was, according to
the
tracking, held up at the US border and took almost a month to reach me.
(It
contained an international money order for a large amount of money, so
this
was even worse than the problem with the packages, which contained
replaceable merchandise.)

I asked the postmaster whether I could be on some kind of watch list.
He
said no.  He keeps telling me he's going to check out the problem -
maybe
there's a backup in Customs? - but he never has any answers for me.

It looks like if I have an important package to send overseas I will
need to
use UPS instead, since they have door-to-door tracking and USPS doesn't.

Any insights, any tips on this?

Marcia Yudkin
Stop Hunting, Stop Settling!
Learn how to attract clients instead of hunting them down. And learn how
to
attract clients who will happily spend money with you instead of
nickle-and-dimers.  http://www.yudkin.com/ideal.htm

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