Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Social Life, Food & Drink, Travel › Shipping to Italy
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Shipping to Italy

post #1 of 10
6/26/10 at 12:33pm
Thread Starter 
This is undoubtedly the wrong subforum, but I always get great answers here so I thought I'd try. Mods please feel free to move this if it needs to be.

I need to ship a package to a friend who's in a small town in Italy this summer - Pesaro - and from what I've heard their postal system is not the best. She said to have it delivered to her office address instead of her home because they won't deliver mail if you're not there to accept it... weird...

There's nothing of real value in the box, just food and other small things to remind about home. Do you guys have any suggestions to avoid customs issues or delays in getting it delivered?

Thank you!
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 10
6/26/10 at 10:13pm
Read any rules about shipping to Italy on the USPS website, but a general rec is ship it only by Express Mail.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 10
6/26/10 at 10:47pm
There's a good reason why most ebay international sellers avoid shipping to Italy. If you have to ship it to her, then you'd have to go the DHL route to ensure receipt.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 10
6/27/10 at 6:27am
Quote:
Originally Posted by KJT View Post
... She said to have it delivered to her office address instead of her home because they won't deliver mail if you're not there to accept it... weird...

...
.. Better than leaving the package there unattended, isn't it? Usual mail goes into a mailbox without problem of course.
They'll leave a note and she'll have to go to the post office next day to get the package.
Problem is that they tend to leave the note anyway, without actually checking if you're at home and that by next day they mean next day after 10 am, which is a problem if you work, and usually means that you'll have to go to the post office after two days to be able to get the package by say 8.30 am.
Forget about DHL or UPS, go the USPS way!
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 10
6/27/10 at 7:21pm
Italy is very stritct on what you can send, i forgot but im sure you can look it up on google. Its pretty ridiculous though. Good luck on shipping there, hope you dont have any problems.
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 10
6/28/10 at 8:17am
Write "$20 gift" on the customs form so the receiver won't have to pay taxes.
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 10
6/28/10 at 10:02pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks guys - package is on it's way to Italy. I appreciate the advice.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 10
7/3/10 at 9:41pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by KJT View Post
Thanks guys - package is on it's way to Italy. I appreciate the advice.

what method did you use and did it arrive?
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 10
7/4/10 at 12:38am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon8 View Post
what method did you use and did it arrive?

USPS, Priority Mail I think, but maybe it was Express. They said it'd be 6-10 days, and it hasn't arrived yet.

I used the $20 gift advice on the customs form as well.

I'll post when it arrives.
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 10
7/9/10 at 5:04pm
Thread Starter 
Still hasn't arrived.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Styleforum › Forums › Lifestyle › Social Life, Food & Drink, Travel › Shipping to Italy