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Old 08-05-2005, 07:09 PM  
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Originally Posted by Squirtit
Sending via UPS or FedEx internationally is almost an automatic hold up at customs. You can expect an import tax randomly and most customers who are charged that tax from customs will refuse the package. Australia, as well as countries in Asia and Europe, see import tax as a stream of revenue for the government and pursue it aggressively.

With USPS they assume the delivery is domestic mail, and not business related, and rarely ever check

Get hit by customs a few times and realize what an extreme pain in the ass it is, not to mention loss of income
The only problem with USPS is that there tracking (and I use that term very lightly with USPS) ends once your product leaves the US. The person you are shipping to can say, "Hey, I never got that!" and if they paid you via PayPal since you cannot show it has been delivered they will get their money back.
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