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[quote=Anonymous][twitter][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't send food. Other stuff is fine. Try DHL but do the label stuff online, then drop at  DHL drop-off (there's one at Tysons Mall, another at Wheaton mall), at it's a lot cheaper that way. [/quote]

DHL is generally cheapest.  There has to be someone at the other end to sign for the package.  Never send food items of any kind. [/quote]

Also: you will have to itemize each thing in the package, for customs.  If anything is incorrect, they will ship it back to you, and may charge you a fee. Be aware. [/quote]

The itemizing part is the most important, along with always designating each item as gift and putting a value that isn’t random but that also doesn’t exceed customs limits. This is basic for any customs form for anywhere- even at my terrible post office, they won’t let you send an international package if you don’t itemize with values. There are good sample labels online that would have been helpful to guide me when I first had to start shipping stuff abroad.

This is a helpful overview- for China I would definitely use DHL for the reasons they lift. For other countries in Asia, using USPS is easy but can be slow.[/quote]

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