That is good to know PlutoPete, I have added you to the list of vendors on the OP now too. I suppose I should make it clear I am for the most part referring to small shipments that are sent via standard letter mail and as I stated in the OP standard letter mail is generally only ever singled out for extra attention if a dog reacts to it, there is no way any country has the resources to xray all letter mail. I do not have the knowledge to comment on larger shipments that require more ingenious stealth packaging, I will leave that up to the vendors and keep those discussions behind closed doors and off the forums. The methods proposed in this thread should meet the needs of most buyers on here ordering small quantities of powders from overseas vendors. ssbd