Can anyone in the UK lend some advice?

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Can anyone in the UK lend some advice?

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There are several celebrities residing in the UK that I would love to write to. Problem being that I live in the US. I've read the sticky thread here about international postage and have even attempted to figure out the Royal Mail's website. But the issue I have is that, since I do live in the US, I'm not that familiar with the metric system for weights.

Can anyone in the UK offer some advice on how much postage you use to send a SASE, LOR and let's say one 8x10 photo to the US?

Once I get that sorted, I'll try to figure out how to get some UK postage.

Thanks in advance.
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You can weigh your return item in ounces and then use an online conversion calculator for weight to get a weight in grams.

Then, go to http://www.royal-mail.com/pricefinder which will assist you in calculating the cost of your item.

I send out 6x4s so can't help any more than that :)
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Thanks {up} If you know, does something like this require a customs form?
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zach8270 wrote:Thanks {up} If you know, does something like this require a customs form?
When ordering something from the US to UK, it was possible that an item over £18 in value could be subject to customs checks, but not always.

I would guess it's the same from US to UK but this can change quite often.
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From UK to US for an airmal letter, no.

I don't think you would need one from US to UK either but i'm not 100% sure.

I don't think i've ever had a customs label either way for my UK to US requests {up}
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