In the good old days a smart person could mail home anyhing too heavy to pack. Nowadays the moral is, sender and recipient beware - of extra charges, taxes.
USA Postage and tax
A relative of mine in the USA visited their relative and accidentally left behind a coat and some clothes. The used clothes were posted from one state to another. In addition to the mailing cost, the recipient was charged sales tax.
Singapore to UK
We posted crockery and leftover kitchenware from where we were renting a service apartment in Singapore, back to our home in the UK. Most of the household stuff was bought in the UK and taken or sent out to Singapore.
To our surprise, in addition to the huge cost in Singapore, of mailing each of the three boxes, on each box we had to pay a large sum of money on import duty to the UK before the company would delivery our goods.
What is the moral?
1 When packing to return, check all high cupboards by standing on a chair or ladder, and/or sweeping top cupboards and above cupboards with a broom.
2 Mark the box as used or second hand goods. Customs and excise will assume you are shipping new goods bought from department stores. Even so, be prepared to pay tax on delivery.
We had broken items delivered. So we had paid tax on the delivery of broken items!
3 Bubble wrap everything. Paper and tissue is not enough wrapping for crockery. Even socks and d, clothing is better than just paper. Your parcel could be dropped, or crushed. Layers of card or tin boxes, double layered, lined and filled with bubble wrap, offer extra protection. Now you know why your small item from Amazon arrives in a huge box inside a box like a Russian doll.
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