Use usual mail service, registered parcel, they enjoy simplified customs clearing in Moscow compared with DHL, EMS and other courier services. Parcels from an individial to an individual is customs tax free up to 10,000 rubles. Dont declare value too low it is suspicious, go between $90-$95 or Euro equivalent. Registered parcel may take about 3 weeks to arrive to a local postoffice in Moscow however customs is not that strict. Also your friend can track the parcel movement through the Russian system at russianpost.ru
cheers Sunday, January 9, 2011, 5:18:55 PM, you wrote: > A friend of mine who's currently based in St. Petersburg was > visiting me in Berlin and ordered a mid-to-high priced mobile phone off > Amazon.de. > Unfortunately, the phone did not arrive before he had to return to > Petersburg, so now I have to mail it to him. > I'm currently looking at DHL, with a 66-euro fee for delivery within two days. > I'm going to note "Gift - used mobile phone - value: $20" on the customs form. > Do you have any experience mailing a mobile phone from the EU to Russia? > How tricky is customs with stuff like this? > Are there any other options I should consider? > Kirill. > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
