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I have been told by US Postal workers that shipping cologne outside the country is illegal and they definitely do seem to be cracking down lately. It is easier to sneak a smaller package, under 4 pounds, through the system but you are still running the risk.
Further more to ship cologne within the US it legally has to be shipped via ground only. I know most of us don't, but that is the law.
Like Anthony (nearfantastica) I'm becoming much more reluctant to ship things across the border. It adds a degree of complexity/risk/delay/frustration to a transaction. Actually I'm currently in the middle of a transaction with Anthony (maybe the one to push him over the edge?) and I really hope that he does not take my comments as in any way being unhappy with the transaction, because I'm not. While I think I will still consider international transactions I will likely limit them to smaller deals; don't risk more then you are willing to loose is my thinking. Also, smaller packages will fly under the radar. They are looking mainly at +4 pound packages.
So that being the case, this is my thinking. In the future I'll likely limit my international transactions to decants or smaller bottles and only for things which I can't just as easily get within the US. In packaging, I like to put the items in aluminum foil type bags, the kind computer/electronic parts come in and include some CD's. The thinking here is that it will mess with any X-rays which are used to scan packages. I would not use pure aluminum foil as that would likely raise questions but the aluminumized plastic bags and the CD's will fog an X-rays view enough to sneak things under the radar while still being common enough to not raise questions. It is also good to put some stuff in to rattle around and mask the noise of the liquid.

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fyi....another cdn here.

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Hi from Calgary!

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Originally Posted by Apis Hello from Montreal. Hi from Quebec City!
Salutations de la ville de Québec!
Salut André!

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Hello from Vancouver!

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I'll be living about an hour away from Vancouver in about 3 weeks. But that doesn't really count now does it? :P
Off subject Nearfantastica, but have you received my PMs? I've sent a few over the past couple of weeks with nary a reply. Maybe a problem with customs at the PM border?

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Hello from Saint John

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Canadian expat here. Hey!

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Swiss here - not Canadian - but sent about 50 envelopes with samples to Canada this week.
I won't be able to sleep until they have arrived safely.
lets hope the 49 grams are low enough to fly under the radar.
Greetings to Canada
EauxM - Lesnez

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Another Canadian raising her hand.
I checked the Canada Post website and it says;
"Perfume is a dangerous good (flammable liquid) and is therefore prohibited from the mail stream. See chapter “Non-mailable Matter” for more information."
Perfume fall under Class 3 in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods act (TDG)
Class 3 – Flammable Liquids acetone; adhesives (glues); alcohols (butanols, methanol, ethanol, etc.); camping fuel; cigarette lighter fuel; furniture stripper; gasoline; gasoline additives; liquor; naphtha; paints, enamels, lacquers, etc.; perfumes; petroleum distillates; shaving lotion; solvents; thinners; turpentine
This doesnt mean that is cannot be shipped though, companies transport dangerous goods all the time, they just require "travelling papers". I have a few contacts that are experts in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods area, I could check with them if anyone really cares.
In the meantime I guess we continue to take our chances that items will never show up.