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Re: Shipping from US to the UK
In Response To: Shipping from US to the UK ()

: Does anyone happen to know the duty and/or tax ramifications of
: shipping a vintage Swiss watch to the UK?

: How might this be done with the least amount of monetary pain to
: the recipient without fudging documents?

: Thank You,

: Jim

Difficult to do in today's climate- with the devaluation of the dollar. You might try labelling the item as a gift, but you'd still want to make sure the value was reasonably high for insurance purposes in case of loss or theft. The rules are definitely getting tighter...
John

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