Readers are invited to give their experience with collectables sent by mail overseas.
My experience is as follows:
I mailed a parcel (280 grams) of coins from Australia, with tracking, to Reunion Island.
A customs declaration form was filled out with the description :
“Numismatic hobby material, for collecting purposes only”.
This I have done hundreds of times in the last 20 years, apart from occasionnally a parcel going missing
in the mail, with a perfect rate of success.
However, today (January 24, 2024) my parcel to Reunion Island was returned to me with a label
stuck on the parcel that mentions: "This item has been returned because the requirements to clear pre-departure
customs have not been met."
Is this something Australian? or do collectors from other nations have similar problems?
