Sooo, lets have a Customs discussion, since they are apparently being evil this go-around for folks! I'm not sure how other sellers handle customs declarations, but I'll write what I have been doing any why and then please provide me with input on your opinion/ outlook of the matter!
So far I have briefly looked into the major countries that we ship to and tend to find that Art is not subject to as many fees in most of the countries so I usually declare the pieces as "Artisan Keycap Sculptures" with the magic code number as one for small sculptural art , I can't remember the number off the top of my head. For the overall designation, sometimes I mark the other box and write "Art" or sometimes I put commercial sample if I'm in a hurry (from when I ship glass I was advised by some to do them that way, that they found it the best path through customs BUT that was usually just to Canada). I also post the actual value, (or average value of the total keycaps so I don't have to list each separately) on the forms for 2 reasons - if the package disappears and I want to make a case for them to make up the value of the lost package (though not sure if they will if it's not insured) and because I print my labels from paypal, they are electronically linked to the paypal receipt. So I'm sure somehow, someway, if they want to come investigating it would be an easy connection for them to put the actual value to the packages and I can't afford huge fines and such!! To mail packages with a hand written customs form somehow jumps the shipping cost up to over $13/ package (I do it now for just under $4), so that isn't a great solution either.
Now, that all being said, I'm more than willing to start a chart that tells me the best way to declare packages for each country, so that they are truthful, but subject to the least amount of fees & taxes for you guys, or what else can you suggest?
