Don't know if it is relevant to the US (certainly for Canada), someone can correct me if I am wrong, but you may also want to specify they send it by post rather than with a courier. Couriers will generally always have it pass through their broker and you will get dinged for brokerage fees and the associated taxes if any. I always specify sending it by post, doesn't matter if it is coming from oversees or the US. The only downside to the post is that it takes a bit longer to get to you.