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In most of Europe, first class does not exist. I think the closest substitute would be 'priority.' This only exists on international mail. But that is the basic foreign rate in most of Europe as well.

At present, the Netherlands only has a domestic and an international priority rate. These have weight steps.

For me, the biggest nuisance around the changed arrangements is the need to queue at the post office for the individual customs declaration form. Previously, I could print off the generic form from the Royal Mail website, fill it in, attach it and drop the package in the pillar box. I also now have to remember that Royal Mail has divided Europe into three pricing zones for parcels.

For what it's worth nobody seems to follow the customs rules. In the past year or so I have received perhaps 30 letter size packages of stamp purchases from Europe. Only one, from Sandafayre had a customs declaration. The other auction houses and sellers ignored the requirement.

It is one of those regulations that is difficult to enforce without a lot of extra effort (expense).

Hello.
In Spain, purchases under €150 are exempt, but even though I rarely make any purchases above that, they charge me a minimum for all of them.
If we take into account normal cheap stamp exchanges, which are the majority of what we do, states lose money because they don't sell stamps.
In any case, normal envelopes without bulge are not submitted to customs.
Regards.

For postal items inbound to the USA, the USPS appears to have stopped any attempt at enforcement. The inbound volume is too great and there is no economic case to check the customs form on an A4 size rigid flat from France, for example. Freight shipments outside the USPS are completely different. Those virtually always land at a customs broker at the port of entry who has an economic incentive to ensure duty is paid by charging you a hefty ee for helping the government collect it. In this way the USA has transferred almost all mail and parcel customs enforcement to the private sector.

I now have 500 items listed on Stampworld. I have also had my first sale. But as a VIP member, I cannot list more than 500 at a time. I assume, in order to hit that critical mass, I would need to upgrade to a "Seller's Account". Then there are no listing restrictions. The cost is USD 100.00 for a Seller's Account. Fortunately, they will refund me on a per diem basis, the VIP Membership I took out in January - so it is quite fair.

As for Selling and Customs, I normally purchase envelopes that are closer to what birthday card envelopes look like, rather than the standard business envelope. I think this helps to avoid customs in foreign countries, as it appears as a simple birthday card. A few times, I have found bulk birthday cards and envelopes for sales at pennies each. I will buy those, use the card as the protective enclosure, and I have never heard of anyone having to pay customs on their side.

Fortunately we are selling stamps. Different game for those selling larger items that always end up as Parcel Post.

Hello.
Today I have 33.163 pieces for sale on a site that does not pay anything or take commission and my prices are about 1/5 of Stampworld.
The envelopes for outside the EEC do not need a customs form, only the packages.
A standardized envelope up to 20 grams (0.7 ounces) costs 2.10.-€= 2.21$,if it is registered mail, 6.90.-€ =7.26$.
I have no problem sending envelopes, the problem may be with the recipient and I warn buyers about it.
Regards.