Polish Postal Customs

Does anyone know what you would call customs in Polish? I sent my girlfriend a cd player in the mail and I think there is a problem with customs.

gosh, that was foolhardy i mean brave of you...

why do you say that?

the phrase 'and it was never seen or heard of again' springs to mind...

Well she got a letter at the post office and she says there is a problem with my box but she doesn't know how to explain it to me in English. She asked if there was someone I can talk to or something. I'm thinking it's an issue with customs, is the word I'm looking for cło or odprowa?

i cant help you with that s_j sorry

"cło" means customs (as the amount of money you have to pay),
"odprawa celna" - I don't know the English term exactly, but it's when you declare you have/don't have anything subject to customs (or some other goods that need special documnets to brought in/out of the country)
did you send it from EU?

No and that is probably why there is a problem. I sent it from a U.S. postal office. The last time I sent her a package I sent it from the Deutsch Post and there was no problem. It could also be though because I'm sending her an electronic device (cd player). The last time I sent a package it was just chocolates and a teddy bear. She said something about them wanting to know how much it cost. I guess if it's over a certain amount she might have to pay a tax on it or something?

she should just call some customs office and ask what are the laws in this case

Well today she got a letter telling her about the problem. She said the letter is kind of confusing so tomorrow she's going to the post office to find out what we need to do.

S_J, I sent 6 DvDs and some photos to a friend in Elblag, and I had to declare the items as worthless so that my friend didn't have to pay taxes... that was the hold up with my experience.

Thanks for the information Northwood. She went back to the post office and they gave her a number to call. She contacted them and basically all she has to do is send in a letter to them stating the value of the items, and then they will send it to her.

Sounds about right. We have this issue, believe it or not, between Canada and America! All so silly.