German "Buch und Presse International" and customs
Hello, I am currently trying to find the cheapest way to send books internationally, and the German "Büchersendung" or "Buch und Presse International" is very inexpensive compared to sending parcels. I recently sent my first Büchersendung to Canada and prepared a CN22 customs form, but when I asked the lady at the post office whether I needed it, she said that there is no need for that form. She also told me that I can't send a Büchersendung that is taped shut, but from the wiki page at http://wiki.bookmooch.com/index.php/Shipping_from_Germany I knew that wasn't true and after I told her she begrudgingly accepted the shipment. Now I am wondering: Do I really not need a CN22 form or was the post office worker wrong about that too? Are there any experienced German bookmoochers that know? Cheers, naturaleast
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