Hi Bountyhunter,
Hi all

Thanks for the tip, I was thinking of keeping it a small and very now and then thing. I don't think one could get in large trouble in the EU doing this. There could be fines of course, but seriously, financial "crimes" are punished very mildly over here. And I doubt whether they'd make a case out of some guy sending some stuff as a gift while it's worth a lot more. Customs, already understaffed as they are, have better things to do like investigating large scale drug smuggling and smuggling of illegal cigarettes.

Your idea of having a group of people sending to individuals on the other side is a good one, it's cheaper. On the downside, you'd have to find a group of people instead of just one individual. I myself was thinking of sending over 1 shipment to 1 person within the EU. Once in there, everything can travel free and relatively cheap to others. And hey, our postal services want to make a buck too.. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

BTW do you mean you are importing things from Italy, or sending things into Italy? Does the US also have these harsh import restrictions?

Luca