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How to Ship Gold Coins in Mail Customs Slip

Want to ship gold coins internationally? Shipping gold coins is not usually a problem unless the country that you are sending them to has restrictions on gold coins or monetary value limits. The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) offers an Index of Countries and Localities, which identifies destination countries and their rules regarding shipments of gold coins. For example, sending 20 pounds of gold coins by Priority large flat rate box to France is permitted if the addressee obtains a permit from the Bank of France, according to the USPS Index of Countries and Localities.

Things You'll Need

gold coins
packaging materials (bubble wrap)
packing tape
Priority Mail flat rate box
customs forms
insurance

Instructions

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  The USPS website lists the permits required for shipping internationally.
  
  Refer to the Index of Countries and Localities from the USPS website to view any restrictions or other limitations to shipping gold coins. Obtain any necessary permits listed by the Index of countries from the country of destination. Weigh the gold coins and package only the amount permitted by the country of destination. Package the gold coins securely using a packing material, such as bubble wrap and strong packing tape.
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  Registered packages are rarely lost, according to CMI.
  
  Go to the post office and ask for a Priority flat rate box for international shipping. USPS offers small, medium and large flat rate boxes. According to USPS, the maximum weight limit for Priority Mail International Flat Rate small boxes is 4 lbs. The medium and large flat rate box limit is 20 lbs.
  
  For example, sending 20 lbs. of gold coins to Chile in a medium Priority Mail International box would cost $43.45 at the Post Office and $41.28 online.
  
  According to gold and silver dealer CMI Gold &Silver Inc., registered U.S. Mail using USPS flat rate boxes is the safest way to ship. The Post Office's flat rate fee also provides the lowest shipping rates, much cheaper than either UPS or FedEx for silver, and usually for gold. But the big advantage of using flat rate boxes combined with registered mail is the high reliability of registered mail, according to CMI.
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  Each Priority Mail International package, no matter what the value, must have a "completed PS Form 2976-A Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note inserted into Plastic Envelope, PS Form 2976-E," according to the USPS. Obtain customs forms 2976-A with 2976-E and mail coins in Priority Mail packaging boxes.
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  Buy insurance from the USPS for the value of the gold coins.

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