Charon · @Charonicus
27th Oct 2015 from TwitLonger
Avoiding Customs fees for Hannah's advent. Please pass this on. @lomadia
I work for the post office, not for Customs and Excise.This information may vary by country so check with your postal service.
If you are posting from an EU country to the UK you do not have to worry about customs fees.
If you are posting outside of the UK here are some guidelines you need to be aware of.
Your parcel will have a sticker placed on it. In the UK, this is a CN22 customs declaration. Your country may also call this a CN22 or it may have another name.
On the CN22 you will be required to give various information such as a list of contents and a value as well as stating whether your parcel is a gift or commercial.
If your parcel is worth less than £15 it is automatically exempt from customs or duty regardless of whether it is a gift or not. This is your best option.
If your parcel is ticked as a gift and is worth less than £36, it is exempt from Customs or duty. To qualify as a gift, your parcel must be addressed to a person (ie Hannah Rutherford) not a company (ie Yogscast or just Hannah's Advent).
Because the advent is a PO BOX, I cannot guarantee that this alone is enough to exempt it, so keeping the value under £15 is your best option.
Unless you live in Europe you have left it too late to post via Surface Mail (ship or freight). Post by Airmail if you want it to arrive on time.