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Valued Member
United States
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One day I might want to go back to my second country
Does anyone knows the laws through airport customs or by cruise ships when transporting bullion silver or gold?
What is the safest way doing that
What is the maximum amount that you can transport without raising any flags?
Is there any difference in what form of bullion
( bars,rounds,numismatics, collectible rounds...)you are caring with you while you go through customs?
Did anyone had any experience ?
and how many ounces did you had with you
Edited by Georgios H
01/22/2014 7:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5417 Posts |
Well, I'm not exactly sure but I took a small part of my collection when I was on vacation in Thailand, about 20oz of silver and 1.5oz gold were included. I declare it to customs as "my coin collection" and didn't have any issues.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It really depends on which country you are bringing out from and to.
From my experience, many 1st world countries don't have an issue with such metals unless you are dealing with more than 10,000 USD worth of them. Some do have issues as low as 1000 dollars. But again, custom laws for all countries vary.
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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I was thinking from The US to Greece
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Valued Member
Canada
63 Posts |
I've heard on Youtube and some other coin sites (you be the judge of the validity of these sources) that since bullion is legal tender, you can declare the face value of each bullion coin. I've never traveled across international borders with bullion and would be interested in hearing what option/opinions people have to offer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1200 Posts |
You should find out about the laws, regs and limits on weight and type of PM's from the governments of the two countries in question. That's the only way
you'll be reasonably reassured you're getting current and correct information.
The "safest" way to travel is being totally inconspicuous and looking like the most valuable thing you're carrying is the worn-out old shoes you're wearing.
Even then, it's still a crapshoot and you're still at risk.
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Valued Member
United States
105 Posts |
If I was taking my silver American Eagles to different countries I would just declare them as 1 US dollar each. Don't know if this right though.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
532 Posts |
If I took along 50 maples at 5$ face value what are they worth? Good Question.
Edited by Fixguy
01/22/2014 10:49 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Ill say this, check with the countries in question before declaring things like that at face value. Customs is not the place to get cute with how things are declared unless you dont mind them being confiscated and possible criminal charges. They dont mess around at airports.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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If you're seriously travelling you should know the customs of other countries to and fro.
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Turkey
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Most online gold stores send their international shipments in inconspicuous packaging. We have shipped around 600 grams of gold cumulatively and up to 25 grams at once using bubble bags. Registered mail is a must since the signature requirement will make your package safer. I don't have any information about US based shipments but you might want to try USPS Registered Mail to Greece.
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