I am always careful about declaring a meteorite - it makes it tempting to steal. 'Mineral specimen for research' is accurate and yet far less tempting to steal. Also I prefer not to declare the full value. When I have stuff sent to the Philippines I like a low value as again it reduces the risk of theft (although I have never experienced a problem). The main problem I have is that if a high value is declared then I have to pay import duties, and various other taxes and post office expenses that basically convert a bargain ebay purchase into very expense deal - almost to the point that it's not worth picking up, due to the expense. I once bought $120 of tektites and then had to pay $60 to the post office to get them!
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