1. Use English. Not just transliteration, but actual English words.
2. USPS now requires more-detailed content descriptions on your customs forms. For each item in your package, you'll need to provide a more-detailed description on the customs form. You can't just name a general category; your description must be specific. For example, you can't just say "electronics"; you have to be specific about the type of electronics, like "computer", "mobile phone," or "television."
3. Use more informative description of the item, not just one word (mens cotton jeans, blue; kids plastic doll Barbie; girls sneakers, leather/fabric, pink):
Guidance for Acceptable Descriptions
| Unacceptable | Acceptable |
|---|---|
| Clothes | Men's shirts, girls' vest, boys' jackets |
| Appliances | Refrigerator, stove, microwave oven |
| Artwork | Oil painting, pencil sketch, bronze statue |
| Battery | Lithium batteries |
| Gifts | Scented candle, remote-controlled car, cashmere scarf |
| Medicine | Painkillers, antiviral spray |
| Health&Beauty Products | Detergent, toothbrush, towels |
4. Use the right wording. If you are mailing pants, don't write "pant'. If you are mailing shoes, you should declare them as "ladies navy PU-leather shoes", not "a shoe". Unless, of course, you are mailing just one shoe :).
5. Keep it simple enough for customs to understand. Do not copy and paste product descriptions from store invoices if they contain too many details.
6. If you have more than one incoming package, remember, all descriptions should be similar, so that they would be able to merge when an outgoing package declaration will be formed.
7. Usually, commercial quantity starts after 7-10 items. So, you can divide your items and declare them in small groups. The final declaration should be less than 50 lines.
8. Use different wording, when describing similar items in different groups. For example, sweaters, can also be sweatshirts, shirts, tops, pullovers, etc.
9. Remember, you can edit final declaration.
10. Remember, that Qwintry has it's own limits in terms of outgoing package's weight. At this moment, it is 44 pounds.