Why is there hate for Italy shipping ?

[rsh]

Hey fellas, I am wondering whats with all the dislike for shipping to Italy ? Is it the customs ? is it the buyers scam ? Guy wants my 16610LV and is willing to western union the funds, should I take the deal ? It is common knowledge customs risk is on buyer so what am I missing guys ? Thanks

 

[Raddave]

http://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-sellers-on-eBay-refuse-to-ship-to-Italy

 

[Turbo350z]

I would say if he is willing to pay WU then you have nothing to worry about bro. As long as he knows risk is on him.

 

[Raddave]

Also see this......
Country Conditions for Mailing - Italy

Prohibitions (130) Albums of any kind (of photographs, postcards, postage stamps, etc.). Arms and weapons. Articles of platinum or gold; jewelry; and other valuable articles unless sent as insured packages. Artificial flowers and fruits and accessories for them. Bells and other musical instruments and parts thereof. Cartridge caps; cartridges. Clocks and supplies for clocks. Compound medicaments and medicines. Coral mounted in any way. Ether and chloroform. Exposed photographic and cinematographic films. Footwear of any kind. Haberdashery and sewn articles of any kind, including trimmings and lace; handkerchiefs; scarves; shawls, needlework including stockings and gloves; bonnets, caps, and hats of any kind. Hair and articles made of hair. Human remains. Leather goods. Lighters and their parts, including lighter flints. Live bees, leeches, and silkworms. Live plants and animals. Nutmeg, vanilla; sea salt, rock salt; saffron. Parasites and predators of harmful insects. Perfumery goods of all kinds (except soap). Playing cards of any kind. Postage stamps in sealed or unsealed letter-post shipments. Radioactive materials. Ribbons for typewriters. Roasted or ground coffee and its substitutes; roasted chicory. Saccharine and all products containing saccharine. Salted, smoked or otherwise prepared meats; fats; and lard. Tobacco. Toys not made wholly of wood. Treated skins and furs. Weapons of any kind and spare parts for them.
http://pe.usps.gov/IMM_Archive/HTML/IMM_Archive_2006/imm/immicl/immiclhk_012.html
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[txrob779]

Hmmm wtf? Italy must not want anything that is not Made In Italy....Like my Ray Bans

 

[Raddave]

Heres a kicker (literally) "footwear of any kind"

They must like bare feets.......or italian shoes.......no NIKE?

 

[rsh]

So then when filling the customs form, you must literally lie, dont they have an xray scanner or something. I could say watch for repairs but damn......I would hate for someone to lose out on such a high ticket item, even if I got my western union money......hmmm

 

[Raddave]

Well a watch isnt exactly a clock, it more of a stainless steel fashion accessory.......
Wouldnt you say ?

 

[rsh]

So customs declaration, sounds good to me....
Stainless steel fashion accessory

 

[sharrkey]

If you can send within EU to Italy it should be fine, I wouldn't send reps from outside the EU to Italy as it will more than likely get confiscated

 

[txrob779]

Singing parody of All About That Bass...

I'm all about them shoes, about then shoes NO NIKES...all about them shoes. about the shoes NO NIKES....

 

[Raddave]

And one might want to wrap it in foil, rather loosely, around the watch head with either some nails or coins, or bottle caps ........key word Xray

 

[mech500]

If I were the buyer, I would ask you to ship the head and bracelet in separate packages (to make them look less like a watch/clock on X-ray).

Declare package 1 (contains head only) as 'automotive part'.

Declare package 2 (contains bracelet) as 'stainless steel fashion accessory'

 

[Overport]

And one might want to wrap it in foil, rather loosely, around the watch head with either some nails or coins, or bottle caps ........key word Xray

Foil will not confuse an X-Ray machine.

Apart from all comments above, send it Fedex or USPS. Italy Post is exceptionally unreliable. It cannot be stressed how unreliable they are.

 

[kilowattore]

If you send USPS the package will be handled by the italian postal service once in Italy. The only way to avoid this is to use a courier like fedex or dhl. I successfully received straps and parts from the US, but I would never buy an entire watch.
Even more than seeing the package disappear I would be worried of customs checking the content and identifying a rep. Importing counterfeit items is a crime here.

 

[ale93am]

Is more secure ship the watch in uk and then in italy.. i think