Pokémon: How to ship in EU

We analyze how to ship to Italy/Europe, avoiding or minimizing customs duties:

• GIFT: You need to ask the seller to declare the object as a gift or to declare a value lower than $20-$22 in order to eliminate import charges. This is not always accepted, but you will find sellers who will accept, being experts in this market. If we choose a direct shipping sale, we are bound to shipping one package at a time and this will not be a winning strategy unless it is made for very expensive cards and with an excellent margin.

• RESHIP: A reship box is a private space in the United States where to send packages. It is very easy to use this service, you just need to register and send your products to the address that you will be provided with. Once products arrive at your box, you simply send them to your home address (or where you usually receive packages).

One of the peculiarities of these services is the possibility of consolidating a lot of packages in a single shipment, in order to reduce both weight and space by receiving all of the products in a single package.

You can use this reship box as a warehouse for free for 90 days, then if you have not yet shipped, you will be charged for warehouse costs (these vary from service to service). Another interesting feature is the possibility to remove any invoices including the values of the products and enter a value specified by you ($20-$22 as reported in the guide). Once you have followed all of the steps and consolidated the packages then you simply choose the shipping method and the courier that you prefer (we always recommend DHL). Lastly, in a matter of days you will receive your products from the USA.

The same procedure can be carried out for shipments from all over the world, you just need to find a reship service that ships from the chosen country to your home.