Best way to ship to the UK..

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To ship to France from the US, just use USPS Global Priority mail.

 

For up to 3 raw books, and without tracking, the cost is $9. For a slabbed book, it jumps to $12.

 

If tracking is required, a good option is Express mail (EMS). It's automatically insured for a max amount of $500, and provides tracking. The funny thing is that they seem to use Germany as a hub to ship to any country in Europe. It cost me $25 from Colorado to France, via Germany, but it aonly took 10 days.

 

This was for a $2000 book which was declared as a gift worth $10.

 

This is the key to avoid taxes : declare it as a gift with a low value.

 

I guess the buyer has to just take his chances or is rich.