04-28-2004, 04:56 AM
Hi,
I was wondering how low the value you put on the custom declaration sticker is.
I recently bought an item on ebay.com and the seller put $10 on the custom declaration sticker. The problem is that value was too low and people at customs got suspicious and sent me a letter asking to see the invoice. $10 is obviously too low since that only covers the shipping & handling so no wonder they got suspicious. However, the limit here in Portugal is about $26 (item's price + s&h) so the declarated value shouldn't be higher than that either.
Oh, and do you always declare an item as gift?
I was wondering how low the value you put on the custom declaration sticker is.
I recently bought an item on ebay.com and the seller put $10 on the custom declaration sticker. The problem is that value was too low and people at customs got suspicious and sent me a letter asking to see the invoice. $10 is obviously too low since that only covers the shipping & handling so no wonder they got suspicious. However, the limit here in Portugal is about $26 (item's price + s&h) so the declarated value shouldn't be higher than that either.
Oh, and do you always declare an item as gift?