Customs tax: What is exempt?

[Upphew]

At first we thought it was because the person at Posti (same one for first two boxes) was a little uncomfortable speaking English and just didn't want to bother. But this last time the clerk was quite fluent and very willing to talk. So it must have been your plan!

Thank you

Postman != customs. As far as I know, all packets from abroad go through customs at some point and its not up to post to decide anything. I have had packet from Hong Kong which was opened by customs and taped shut again with tape that read: "tullin avaama"... strawberrynet.com (cosmetics and hair products are much much cheaper to order from there than to buy from here) likes to package goods to look like a gift and customs probably think foul play when they see packet, which looks like present, from company to person.

[mrshourula]

At first we thought it was because the person at Posti (same one for first two boxes) was a little uncomfortable speaking English and just didn't want to bother. But this last time the clerk was quite fluent and very willing to talk. So it must have been your plan!

Thank you

Postman != customs. As far as I know, all packets from abroad go through customs at some point and its not up to post to decide anything. I have had packet from Hong Kong which was opened by customs and taped shut again with tape that read: "tullin avaama"... strawberrynet.com (cosmetics and hair products are much much cheaper to order from there than to buy from here) likes to package goods to look like a gift and customs probably think foul play when they see packet, which looks like present, from company to person.

Okay - that makes sense (I'm really unfamiliar with shipping packages internationally). So once it made it to the Posti then it was all good otherwise it would have been held at the customs house. I did make sure to use plain brown cardboard boxes so not to confuse the source of the package.

And now I have to go bury my little bit of money I have left in the back yard because it looks as thought those crazy people in Wash. DC are going to stonewall us into the next Great Depression.