Being Jesuitical: if a friend buys the item in the USA and sends it to me in the UK before I give him any money it is, at the point of import a gift. On 27 April 2014 13:49, peter green wrote: > RussellMc wrote: > > > > confiscated by customs ... > > > I don't advocate lying on customs forms but I also don't see how customs > would ever know if it was a legitimate gift or not. > > More generally the impression I have got is that for small packages > customs pay very little attention to whether the information on the > customs form is accurate. > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 __________________________________________ David C Brown 43 Bings Road Whaley Bridge High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .