@amazon4u, how will you send the international deliveries? I mean, what do you fill in, "gift", "purchase"? That hugely influences the duties and tax one has to pay.
If you visit Amazon.com you will notice that some items have the "gift option" . I just check that "gift" box and the seller will hide the price tags of your merchandise and it will make it look like a "gift". I can also write a message that sounds like : "Happy Birthday Your Name" and I am pretty sure you will not have any problems at the customs.
The Amazon Seller will mark your package as a "gift".
Basically I just check the box "send it as gift" and Amazon does all the work for me.
This is the best way to check if a vendor ships to your location and has the "send it as a gift" option available:
1. You register for an Amazon.com account using a random US address (take one from google etc)
2. You go to your account > My address book > Add a new address
3. You make that new address in Philippines/Germany etc the default shipping address
4. You go searching on Amazon.com for items you like, and under each item a message will appear : The seller does ship or doesn't ship to Germany/Philippines/etc
Some items will have the "gift options available", some will not. You will need to choose the ones that can be sent as a gift. It's no rocket science , it's just 5 minutes of your time.
