Importing Coins To India

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Most countries mail systems do forbid the mailing of money as CASH, but they do usually permit the mailing of coins and currency as collectibles. There can be problems sometimes with various mail clerks who can't see the difference and see any money as just being cash. Sometimes you can also run into problems with import and export laws, so countries don't permit their coins to be exported. Sometimes that is coins before a certain date, sometimes it is any coin. India is actually one such country. although a lot of coins do get purchased from and shipped out of India, they actually, due no doubt to chronic coin shortages, doe not permit their coins to be exported.

The next problem you might face is import duties. This isn't a problem for the seller , because it is the recipient who is responsible for paying the duties, but sometimes this can come as a surprise to the buyer.

And finally with some countries you have to worry about sticky fingered mail employees. I don't think India has a reputation for that.