"OK. If you don't like calling them "toy soldiers"..." Topic

…What do you write on the Customs form when you ship them to a foreign land?

toys, models, gift

Toys or models is what I tell tell the post office guy.

Used toys…

Miniatures. Robert

Secret Playthings

Why would I ship miniatures to a foriegn land?
If I had too, miniature figures.

Metal castings.

Depleted Uranium Voodoo Toys.

Tin Soldiers

"Emotional displacement surrogates" or "War fetish icons".

Resin, metal or plastic toys

White metal miniatures

Metal castings

x42

scrap metal

my wife almost wrote "man dolls" once

Painted metal miniature figures.

Far worse then calling them soldiers is letting go once you have them, that is just crazy talk.

If I did ship them I would call them miniatures.

I don't know what our Despatcher puts on the customs forms – I must ask her. whatever it is seems to work.

On the rare occasions I have to send stuff myself, I admit to wondering what the heck to call them. I try to avoid anything that sounds valuable so that Customs or thieves (notice I separate the two entities)are not unduly tempted to pry.
"Miniatures" could be valuable paintings; "metal castings" could be, er, metal castings, "figures" could be anything, "miniatures figures" could be valuable artwork etc etc.
I think I usually call them" model soldiers" and hope for the best.

Doug

Invasion Force ;-)

Invasion Force ;-)

I like it.

My precious.

You people are good for the custom's service bottom line.

Toy soldiers is good – no one likes to be a grinch.

Used toys is BRILLIANT!

Other than those who dont feel that they pay enough tax, the object is to get the soldiers in without taxes or duties.

When I worked for F-F-F-Foundry, way back when the mail order facility was on Guernsey, it was understood that there were cerain phrases used for different countries to avoid complications.

Of course, I don't remember what they were, and for where.

I do recall that 'miniatures' might suggest valuable jewelery-type items, and 'toy soldiers' sounded harmless.

Foreign Land? What? New Jersey?

I calls them whats they are. Toy Soldiers.

Eric

Game parts ?

"Toy soldiers" here. As MJS says, it sounds harmless, like something a grampa would send to his favorite grandson. :)

Yup

Game parts, definitely attracts the highest level of duty. Miniatures, for sure, castings ooooh yeah!

I write "toys".

Toy soldiers is fine for me.

Metal Miniatures

I tend to call them toy soldiers if they are strongly caricatured and model soldiers if they have more realistic proportions.

Game pieces.

I would never send my "Beloveds" to a foreign land, especially New Jersey.

I refer to them as my lads.

War toys.

I have found that if you write "hashish" on the Customs Declaration form, it unduly delays delivery.

I sometimes send miniatures to a friend in the US, they are always "unfinished castings".