Shipping an old Keris from UK to USA? Help

milandro · 26th February 2022, 09:49 AM

I guess it all depends on the definition of the Kris in each of the two countries

these are the rules used by Parcel Force to ship to the US

https://www.parcelforce.com/help-and...d-restrictions

“..Weapons Weapons (including Section 5 firearms, CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives, and other knives that are banned knives under UK laws, tasers and stun guns)....”

Is a Kris a “ weapon” banned in the UK and US?

This would be essential. I recently sent, via the post to the UK a blade to someone it was traveling with a shield and described in the custom declaration as kris. It went without any problems.

I regularly see blades being offered on line from the US available also in Europe , so it has to be possible.

Lee · 26th February 2022, 12:33 PM

As far as receiving the keris in the United States, use tariff code 9705.00.0080 on the declaration to facilitate duty-free entry.

Quote:

For the purposes of statistical reporting number 9705.00.0080, "Ethnographic pieces", which may also be called "ethnological pieces" are objects that are the product of a tribal or nonindustrial society and are important to the cultural heritage of a people because of their distinctive characteristics, comparative rarity or their contribution to the knowledge of the origins, development or history of that people.

milandro · 26th February 2022, 01:43 PM

I am not sure it is necessary

I have quit a lot of experience is sending saxophones from many countries to the US and , unless the shipping address (to and fro) is a company address (so private people) , I never paid (and most people I know, never did that too) any duty sending items , even insured for several hundreds to even thousands of $.

The only one duty was levied was when I shipped a saxophone to a Shop , they paid 6%.

Unfortunately these days in EU we pay a lot more anything entering the EU with a value above €22 pays VAT (21% in the NL, slightly different in each state but everywhere present in the 27 states ) since las June is you also import an item above €150 on top of the VAT one pays ALSO duty.

26th February 2022, 09:49 AM	#1
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 498	I guess it all depends on the definition of the Kris in each of the two countries these are the rules used by Parcel Force to ship to the US https://www.parcelforce.com/help-and...d-restrictions “..Weapons Weapons (including Section 5 firearms, CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives, and other knives that are banned knives under UK laws, tasers and stun guns)....” Is a Kris a “ weapon” banned in the UK and US? This would be essential. I recently sent, via the post to the UK a blade to someone it was traveling with a shield and described in the custom declaration as kris. It went without any problems. I regularly see blades being offered on line from the US available also in Europe , so it has to be possible.

26th February 2022, 01:43 PM	#3
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 498	I am not sure it is necessary I have quit a lot of experience is sending saxophones from many countries to the US and , unless the shipping address (to and fro) is a company address (so private people) , I never paid (and most people I know, never did that too) any duty sending items , even insured for several hundreds to even thousands of $. The only one duty was levied was when I shipped a saxophone to a Shop , they paid 6%. Unfortunately these days in EU we pay a lot more anything entering the EU with a value above €22 pays VAT (21% in the NL, slightly different in each state but everywhere present in the 27 states ) since las June is you also import an item above €150 on top of the VAT one pays ALSO duty.