Re: OT: can I send CDs by mail to Germany?
> I have done this experiment. When I was studying in Germany, my mother
> (in the USA) mailed me a CD that I had bought and had delivered to my
> home address by mail. She sent it to me and mailed it "commercial
> merchandise," which it actually wasn't. Nevertheless, the German
> customs office held it and made me pay tax for it. Otherwise I can't
> remember what would have happened to it; if I remember correctly, it
> would have been sent back to my mother.
>
> I was rather peeved.
You should have asked her to mark it "gift" then you would
have gotten it at no extra charge. They never question it
if the item is not coming directly from the commercial
supplier.
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