The guy that I import bits from puts down the value as the cost price he pays.  He then says that if anything goes missing he'll replace it without making a profit.

Seems like a good compromise to me.

well you could be scared, but this topic will most likely have gone in 35 days or whatever so.. you dont have much more woryying left 

marking the forks down as a gift means putting a lower value as well iirc its under

Knowing someone who works for Hm Customs and Excise (or whatever its full name is!) I wouldnt worry about it half as much as you all do.

When they are seizing shipments of millions of cigarettes etc they are no where near as fussed about the tax from