Shipping, duty and insurance

Shipping art across borders: packing, duty, VAT and insurance

A picture that crosses a border is a parcel and a customs entry at once. Work out the second before you pay for the first.

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How to ship art internationally: packing, couriers, customs forms and import duty

How to send a painting or print overseas: what drives the cost, how to pack a tube, a framed work or a crate, which customs papers to fill in and who pays duty.