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yOU HAFTA KEEP IT QUARANTINE FOR A MONTH!
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I moved to the U.S. with a very large collection of CDs, including many European 50-year public domain CDs. When the ocean liner pulled into Ellis Island, there was a CD inspection station. They went through all 3,500 of my CDs, pulled the 200 or so that were EU PD releases, and tossed them.
Wait a minute. Ocean liner? Ellis Island? Did you move here in 1904?
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Nov 9, 2014 - 10:49 AM
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andy b
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I have done this several times with large dvd & cd collections, in & out of the UK & Canada & New Zealand.
Go to the UK customs site & down load a personal good import form.
Pack the cds in boxes & number them.
On the personal goods import form list the boxes by number & contents. Box 1 100 cds etc
I would use a reputable moving company, I have used Pickfords twice that have international links.
Ask them to deliver a pallet & pallet box, put all your individual boxes inside the pallet box, then use plastic wrap to seal the pallet, have the shipping company collect it & add any needed paper work & give them copies of the import paper work. Make sure your final address is clearly written on all 4 sides of the pallet box.
Pay for "deliver to final destination".
When the pallet arrives, you will need to go to a local customs office & they will clear the pallet duty free when you show them the paper work & the shipping company will deliver the pallet to your new address.
It is all very simple.
1 final thing, make sure your contents match the description you put on the forms, Customs have a right to inspect any part of or all of the contents, so if Box 1 states cds make sure it has CDs in it & not pots & pans or anything else.
The issue you would have will mailing many boxes is there are too many stops along the way & unless you heavily insure them, 1 or more are bound to "go astray" even if you use 1 of the major courier companies & you can bet it would be the 1 you would miss the most.
I hope this helps
Andy b
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