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Do I have to pay tax if I am shipping paintings from my house in CA to my house in Verona, Italy

If I ship household goods (paintings) do I have to pay tax? I was told by the agency crating that I have to pay import tax (IVA) plus customs fees. True? Has anyone found a reasonable air shipping ...
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After the package is opened by Customs for inspection, will they provide a letter to clarify that it was opened by them?

After the package is opened by Customs for inspection, will they provide a letter or a document to the receiver to clarify that it was opened by them? Otherwise anyone can rummage through anyone's ...
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Sending my personal belongings from UK to EU

I am having a hard time understanding how can I manage the following issue. So I have stayed in the UK for some months and now I am moving back to Italy, which is my home country. During the months ...
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I'm sending my belongings by post from EU to UK ahead of moving. How to handle customs declaration?

I'm moving from France to UK soon and I wanted to send some of my belongings in a parcel to a friend ahead of time, so as to avoid having to travel with too many suitcases. When ordering the shipping (...
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I'm sending my belongings by post from EU to UK ahead of moving. How to handle customs declaration? [duplicate]

I'm moving from France to UK soon and I wanted to send some of my belongings in a parcel to a friend ahead of time, so as to avoid having to travel with too many suitcases. When ordering the shipping (...
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Sending non-perishable foodstuffs from Germany to USA

I'd like to send a small package of various food items from Germany to Indiana, USA. Example items that I'd pick: Packet of M&Ms Chocolate bars (Ritter Sport or similar) Kinder chocolate eggs I ...
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Sending a RAM kit (electronic device) that was bought in the US to the EU, any special customs/papers?

I'm an US citizen, currently in the EU. My friend has bought a RAM kit for me (PC - electronics computers) and is planning on shipping it to me through UPS. I was wondering if, besides the basic ...
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What coastal ports in Norway ship to Toronto, Canada? Disregard Oslo

My sister needs to ship choses in possession from Ikornnes (Western Norway) to Toronto (Canada) — like her pricey sofa, mattress, office chair — all made in Norway! Obviously it wastes fuel and ...
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Moving personal belongings to Italy

I lived in the USA for over 30 years. I am a resident of Italy for over 10 years. I just came back to the States for sending my belongings kept in storage in Chicago. I contacted many international ...
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Recent crackdown on 430 EUR personal limit for goods into the EU

I am moving from the UK to the Netherlands and was planning on taking my most valuable personal goods with me rather than trust them to the shipping company. The shipping company inform me that in the ...
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What is the correct country name to send mail to the Island of Saba?

I use a virtual mail box in the USA and I need to have them forward a letter to me on the Island of Saba in the Caribbean. It's part of the Netherlands. What country name should I use so the US ...
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How can I shop for someone living in Germany, from a German website, whilst paying from USA?

I have family that lives in Germany and I would like to send the kids Christmas gifts. I do not want to ship from the US to Germany, I would rather shop from German websites for quicker shipping time ...
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For the purposes of form 3299: DECLARATION OF FREE ENTRY OF UNACCOMPANIED ARTICLES, am I Emigrating to the US (on an L1 Visa?)

I'm moving the US on an L1 visa and currently trying to complete the paperwork to ship my personal effects over. I'm struggling to understand the correct answers for the following section of Form ...
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How to use a parcel station in Lithuania to recieve parcel from Germany?

I will live in Lithuania for two years. Because of some circumstances, like no bell on the gate in fence around the apartments, I want to pick up parcels on a parcel station. Near by there are "Omniva"...
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Shipping personal effects from US to India

I am going to be moving from US to India soon and have about 75-100kg of personal household items which I would like to ship over and above what we can carry as our airline baggage allowance. Most of ...
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