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[jeromewilson]

Hi,

I guess quite a few of you won't have had any experience with this but I was wondering if anyone has any advice about international shipping from the US, in my case, to the UK. I'm planning to setup a mail forwarding address (with usglobalmail.com) to get around the problem of US suppliers that only provide domestic shipping. I'm thinking specifically here about customnutritionwarehouse.com - they seem to have a great selection of products as bulk powders (I'm hoping to reduce costs by capping my own). uniquenutrition.net look good too, but they're not so much of a one-stop-shop, yet.

So, what I'm really wondering is...


1) Should I make a customs declaration (the mail forwarding company has a control panel where you can set this up, parcel by parcel)?

2) If I do, what should I put - 'Nutrition Supplements' or something similar?

3) Is it wise to, erm, slightly underestimate the cost of the contents (I'm thinking of ordering about $100 worth to kick off with)?

4) How likely is it that customs will investigate the package?

4) If customs decide that there is duty owing (is this likely?), how do they collect?


I guess this is a slightly dodgy area, but I am genuinely in the dark about this sort of thing, so any comments or suggestions are very welcome

Edited by jeromewilson, 19 May 2005 - 11:52 PM.

[jeromewilson]

Thanks for the tips DS.

Can I ask who your favourite supplier(s) are? Don't suppose you've found anywhere good for Pikamilone...?

[jeromewilson]

That's fantastic that uniquenutrition offered to get stuff from CNW for you. I might have to have a little chat with them too... Look forward to hearing how you get on.