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Old 01-23-2010, 06:09 AM
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sandpat
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Originally Posted by Shadow Dancer
Originally Posted by Esqmommy
Don't forget on the customs forms...you need to have a low declared value, otherwise, recipients are taxed on their "gift". Especially Canada. I just write the value at $20.00 when I ship out of the country.
If you check off "Gift" there is no tax or duty applied.

S.D.
That doesn't always work SD...in the IRR, we've had some that had to pay VAT if the $ amount listed was too high. Its usually safe to check "Gift", then keep the value at $25.00 or below.
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