I ship overseas regularly. Things always go through but sometimes will get hung up in customs (for up to a couple weeks on occasion) for reasons unknown to me. Like Mike, I only declare it as an "ukulele" and make sure the packing slip is clearly visible on the outside of the box. Also, I never put my company name of the return address or customs form, just my personal name. I only ship USPS Express Mail--costs about $100. I also never lie about the value, no matter how much the customer pleads. A while back I shipped a $5,000 uke for a customer in the UK. He was concerned about the high VAT he had to pay and other customs regulations. I shipped it to America where he picked it up himself and hand carried back home. Let him deal with the customs.