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hartgurl70
I want to send a gift parcel to my mum-in-law in England. I always send her parcels via USPS, but the information they provide as far as what is legal and what isn't is very vague. Has anyone out there done this before? If so, any advice as to how to go about getting it to her it without any issues?
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The only legality regarding UK law is payment of UK tax. We have no problems in personal wineshipping.
If it is just one wine bottle I would get a single polystyrene bottle mailer and send it via regular mail as an 'unsolicited gift'.
If you want to send more, then I suggest you make quite certain that the same wine is not already available on the UK market. If it is, it will be cheaper all round to order via the web from a UK company for delivery to your mum-in-law.
The problem is UK taxes on wine are high, and you don't want your mum-in-law to be hit by a tax demand from the shipper (who will also add on a huge 'administration fee.' UK tax is not only duty plus wine tax, but then 17.5% VAT is added on top (including the other taxes, i.e. its a tax on tax)
Look at sites like www.majestic.co.uk, www.vinappris.com and www.oddbins.co.uk & www.everywine.co.uk for wine vendors that deliver nationally
If you want discuss suitable wines etc feel free to contact me via my profile
The only legality regarding UK law is payment of UK tax. We have no problems in personal wineshipping.
If it is just one wine bottle I would get a single polystyrene bottle mailer and send it via regular mail as an 'unsolicited gift'.
If you want to send more, then I suggest you make quite certain that the same wine is not already available on the UK market. If it is, it will be cheaper all round to order via the web from a UK company for delivery to your mum-in-law.
The problem is UK taxes on wine are high, and you don't want your mum-in-law to be hit by a tax demand from the shipper (who will also add on a huge 'administration fee.' UK tax is not only duty plus wine tax, but then 17.5% VAT is added on top (including the other taxes, i.e. its a tax on tax)
Look at sites like www.majestic.co.uk, www.vinappris.com and www.oddbins.co.uk & www.everywine.co.uk for wine vendors that deliver nationally
If you want discuss suitable wines etc feel free to contact me via my profile
Anyone have gift ideas for a family member moving to Italy for school?
Charles
My brother and his family are moving to Italy to go to school. We would like to get them a gift that would help them while they are there. Gift cards are a consideration, but what kind, and where do you get them? Amex, Visa and others say in the fine print that they will only work in the U.S.
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How about an Amazon gift card? If they're going to school they'll need books, and Amazon will deliver Europe-wide. They can order from the Amazon UK or Amazon France shops online and have the goods delivered to them in Italy three to five days later.
Another thought is, if they don't already have one, buy them a headset / microphone / webcam so that you can call each other for free while they're away. Skype works really well, we use it all the time from Italy to contact relatives in the UK.
And another is to make them a scrap-book / photograph album / DVD of family, friends and places they love to take with them. You could ask other people to give you photos and written messages to go in it.
When we moved to Italy, someone did that for us and it was the most meaningful of all the gifts we received and something we look at often.
What a lovely thought on your part - I hope your family are very happy in Italy - it's a wonderful place to be.
How about an Amazon gift card? If they're going to school they'll need books, and Amazon will deliver Europe-wide. They can order from the Amazon UK or Amazon France shops online and have the goods delivered to them in Italy three to five days later.
Another thought is, if they don't already have one, buy them a headset / microphone / webcam so that you can call each other for free while they're away. Skype works really well, we use it all the time from Italy to contact relatives in the UK.
And another is to make them a scrap-book / photograph album / DVD of family, friends and places they love to take with them. You could ask other people to give you photos and written messages to go in it.
When we moved to Italy, someone did that for us and it was the most meaningful of all the gifts we received and something we look at often.
What a lovely thought on your part - I hope your family are very happy in Italy - it's a wonderful place to be.
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