# How to beat border fees?

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236 "2009-05-06T20:31:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-beat-border-fees/124236/9 "2009-05-06T21:15:57Z")

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> [@FS: 1996 A4.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1996-a4/21607/52):
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> They can still charge you fees on a “gift”, you must have just got lucky. It does help though.
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> Whenever I get something I tell the seller to first, send it USPS, second, mark it as a gift and third give it a low $$ value. That will insure you no charges, but since your buying from a buisness I’m not sure what they will and wont do for you. But you’d probably want your wheels marked for their full value for insurance reasons.

this is the way I think is best said

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