Shipping to Greece?

1960NYGiants

Please help. My Post Office refused to send an item to Greece because their reg's say coins are prohibited. I had it in one of those cardboard mailers inside a regular size letter envelope and explained to the clerk that is was a gift. No dice.

Can someone explain a work around, please? Thanks,

Gene

historygeek

Call them numismatic items.

earlwbollinger

Unfortunately, Greek Customs will sieze it and impound it forever.
Don't bother trying, unless you want to risk losing it.
Other methods may be construed as being illegal.

tbirde56

I usually put 'medals' for the description but I haven't tried sending anything to Greece. Maybe you should try sending a test package with a different description of the contents to see if it makes it.

ajaan

I have sent about a dozen coins to Greece, many to Athens. I put 'numismatic item for collector' on the custgom form and never had a coin refused or not delivered.

Dimitri???

syraq

I have never had the slightest problem receiving registered or regular airmail enveloppes. They do not go through Customs. Theoretically, there's an 18% VAT on all items above $20, but this is rarely a problem, unless the item has been sent insured. And I certainly have never heard of confiscated items!

edited to add: Don's parcels have the record in fastest arrival time, three days average.

1960NYGiants

Well, I went to a different PO today (small place), filled out the little green form "numismatic item for collector", and clerk said "good to go". So it's gone. Should take 5 to 10 business days. Fingers are crossed!

Thanks for your input guys.

Gene

MacCrimmon

To confound our Postal idjits, spell it "numismatik"......

And, since you can't really insure for any siginificant amount anyway, I always put the "gift" and a value of $5.

I've also used the Global PMs and written 'PRINTED MATTER' on the description line, $2 value....then, take a sheet of paper and write, "PRINTED MATTER".....see, I never lie!!!

cosmicdebris

<<"PRINTED MATTER".....>>

ajaan

Does it really matter?

danglen

I have shipped many coins to Greece, usually via Registered Mail (but sometimes just using regular Air Mail). If the coins are in a #10 envelope, inside a Safe-T-Mailer, I don't even have to fill out a Customs Form. If they are sent Registered Mail, I just write "Numismatic Material" on the form. To my knowledge, the only item I ever lost going to Greece was a Isle of Man Currency Converter 60 Pence that I sent to Dimitri using regular Air Mail (which I replaced). Other than that, no problems.