Originally Posted by TacoMama
When shipping fabric, etc overseas/international, if you will check "gift", the receipent will NOT have to pay taxes on it is what I have been told.
Yes, but the shipper is required by law to truthfully list the contents and the value of the package. Meaning... check it as a "gift" if it truly is a gift, but if it is "merchandise" it must be noted as such.
And, even if it IS a gift, it depends on the laws in the destination country whether it will be taxable of not. Just as an example, taken from the Switzerland Customs website (link posted on page 2 of this thread), it says:
"In certain cases, the market value is taken into account, e.g. in the case of a gift. The market value corresponds to the sum that another buyer would have had to pay for the item."